Volatile constituents of wolf (Canis lupus) urine as related to gender and season
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 40 (7) , 707-709
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01949734
Abstract
The volatile constituents of wolf urine were examined via capillary gas chromatography and compared among male, female, and castrate male. Several compounds including methyl isopentyl sulfide, 3,5-dimethyl-2-octanone, and acetophenone were clearly associated with the gender of the animal and many displayed a seasonal dependence. In addition, 2 long-chain aldehydes isolated from urine samples by an HPLC procedure also correlated with the endocrine status of the animal.Keywords
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