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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Characterization of a sex pheromone in the jird (Meriones tristrami)
Author(s):		Kagan R; Ikan R; Haber O;
Address:		"Departments of Zoology and Organic Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1983
Volume:		9
Issue:		6
Page Number:		775 - 783
DOI:		10.1007/BF00988782
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The Israeli jird (Meriones tristrami) is a semidesert crecitid rodent found throughout the Mid-East. Jirds use a midventral sebaceous gland to scent-mark objects, the ground, and conspecifics. Volatile compounds from the male gland extract were found to containn-aliphatic acetates by thin-layer chromatography, gas chromatography, and mass spectroscopy. In a digital olfactometer, female jirds demonstrated preference for male glandular extract and many of then-aliphatic acetates. Other biologically important odors were also presented to the female jirds. Behavioral observations combined with olfactory bioassays implicate the involvement of the ventral sebaceous gland in jird sexual behavior"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEKagan, R Ikan, R Haber, O eng 1983/06/01 J Chem Ecol. 1983 Jun; 9(6):775-83. doi: 10.1007/BF00988782"