Study of chemical communication based on urine in tree shrews Tupaia belangeri (Mammalia: Scandentia: Tupaiidae)

Chemical communication plays a key role in mammalian reproductive and social behaviour. The chemical constituents of urine are the main signal resource that can encode sex, quality and social status. In order to investigate the role of urine in the reproductive biology of Tupaia belangeri, the volat...

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Main Authors: Z. Wanlong, Y. Fangyan, W. Zhengkun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1391340