| Title: | p-Cresol: a sex pheromone component identified from the estrous urine of mares |
| Author(s): | Buda V; Mozuraitis R; Kutra J; Borg-Karlson AK; |
| Address: | "Centre for Ecology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-012-0138-2 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Previously it was shown that m- and p-cresols in the urine of mares exhibits a temporally reproducible pattern that is dependent on ovarian activity and, thus, provides information about the timing of ovulation. New behavioral data demonstrate 1) that stallions spend significantly more time sniffing p-cresol as compared to o-, and m-cresols, and, 2) that the extent of stallions' erections differ significantly in response to different types of samples. The lowest erection level was recorded for the pure-water control, a moderate erection level was elicited by the urine of diestrous mares, and the highest erection level was elicited by urine of a diestrous mare containing synthetic p-cresol at a quantity equivalent to half of the amount of p-cresol found in the urine of estrous mares. Consequently, p-cresol is at least one of the components of a horse sex pheromone" |
| Keywords: | "Animal Communication Animals Cresols/*analysis Female Horses/*urine Male Sex Attractants/*chemistry *Sexual Behavior, Animal;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineBuda, Vincas Mozuraitis, Raimondas Kutra, Jonas Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2012/05/18 J Chem Ecol. 2012 Jul; 38(7):811-3. doi: 10.1007/s10886-012-0138-2. Epub 2012 May 18" |
