| Title: | "Mammalian pheromone studies, VII. Identification of thiazole derivatives in the preorbital gland secretions of the grey duiker, Sylvicapra grimmia, and the red duiker, Cephalophus natalensis" |
| Author(s): | Burger BV; Pretorius PJ; Stander J; Grierson GR; |
| Address: | "Department of Chemistry, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0939-5075 (Print) 0341-0382 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "2-Isobutyl-1,3-thiazole and its 4,5-dihydro derivative were identified in the preorbital gland secretions of the grey duiker, Sylvicapra grimmia, and the red duiker, Cephalophus natalensis, but are absent from the preorbital secretion of the blue duiker, C. monticola. These two compounds which are present in high, but varying concentrations in the secretions of male grey duikers, are present in low concentrations in the secretions of females. This seems to be the only consistent significant difference between the secretions of male and female grey duikers and together with the fact that only males mark out their territories, was construed as evidence in favour of these two compounds playing a significant role in the territorial behaviour of male grey duikers" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Antelopes/*physiology Artiodactyla/*physiology Chromatography, Gas Exocrine Glands/*physiology Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Male Pheromones/*analysis Species Specificity Thiazoles/*analysis;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineBurger, B V Pretorius, P J Stander, J Grierson, G R eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 1988/09/01 Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 1988 Sep-Oct; 43(9-10):731-6. doi: 10.1515/znc-1988-9-1016" |
