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Science 1 March 1974:
Vol. 183. no. 4127, pp. 860 - 862
DOI: 10.1126/science.183.4127.860
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Mammalian Pheromone: Identification of Active Component in the Subauricular Scent of the Male Pronghorn

Dietland Müller-Schwarze 1, Christine Müller-Schwarze 1, Alan G. Singer 2, and Robert M. Silverstein 2

1 Ecology Center and Department of Wildlife Science, Utah State University, Logan 84322
2 Department of Chemistry, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse 13210

Male pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) mark vegetation by rubbing with their subauricular glands. Males respond to scent marks by sniffing, licking, thrashing, and marking. Hand-raised males were confronted with artificial scent marks consisting of whole extract of the subauricular gland or synthesized compounds corresponding to those identified from the extract. Of these, isovaleric acid released the strongest responses.


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