Mammalian exocrine secretions XI. Constituents of the preorbital secretion of klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus
Date
1997-10
Authors
Burger, B. V.
Yang, T-P.
Le Roux, M.
Brandt, W. F.
Cox, A. J.
Hart, P. F.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Springer Verlag
Abstract
The ketones 3-pentanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, 5-methyl-3-hexanone, 4-methyl-3-hexanone, and the esters ethyl propaneate, 2-methylpropyl acetate, ethyl 3-methylbutanoate, and 2-methylpropyl propanoate were identified as the only volatile organic constituents of the preorbital secretion of the klipspringer. Oreotragus oreotragus. These compounds are considerably more volatile than those found in the preorbital secretions of other antelopes belonging to the tribe Antelopini. More than 50% of the preorbital secretion consists of proteinaceous material, which probably acts as a controlled-release substance in retarding the evaporation of the volatile constituents of the secretion from territorial marks.
Description
The original publication is available at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/B%3AJOEC.0000006681.33646.f4
Keywords
Exocrine glands -- Secretions, Mammalian semiochemicals, Mammals -- Pheromones
Citation
Burger, B. V. et al. 1997. Mammalian exocrine secretions XI. Constituents of the preorbital secretion of klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 23(10):2383-2400, doi:10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006681.33646.f4.