MUSCULATURE OF FACIAL SCENT-GLANDS IN MUNTJAC

1 January 1976

journal article
research article

Vol. 122 (SEP) , 61-66

Abstract

The very large preorbital glands of the muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) are illustrated. These glands are widely opened and everted during scent marking. The muscles responsible for the opening of the glands are better developed in newborn muntjacs than in the adult North American cervids examined. The muscle probably responsible for the extreme eversion of the glands of muntjacs was not found in the North American cervids.

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[Ethological observations on captive and semi-wild muntjaks (Muntiacus muntjak Zimmermann 1780 and M. reevesi Ogilby 1839)].
1971