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| Apps, P.J.; Claase, M.; Yexley, B.; McNutt, J.W. | |
| Interspecific responses of wild African carnivores to odour of 3-mercapto-3-methylbutanol, a component of wildcat and leopard urine | |
| 2017 Journal of Ethology (35): 153-159 | |
The scent of 3-mercapto-3-methylbutanol (3-M- 3-MB), a volatile component of leopard (_Panthera pardus_) and domestic cat (_Felis silvestris catus_) urine, released at about 10 ng/s from slow-release dispensers, elicited scentmarking from African civet (_Civettictis civetta_), smallspotted genet (_Genetta genetta_) and slender mongoose (_Galerella sanguinea_), as well as African wildcat (_F. s. cafra_). A female leopard was apparently repelled by the scent. The scent-marking and scent-rubbing by species other than African wildcats and leopards were unexpected and have important implications for the design of studies to investigate chemical communication between wild mammals and the use of camera traps to estimate animal numbers. Videos showing the behaviours referred to in this article are available at; http://www.momo-p.com/showde tail-e.php?movieid=momo161223fs01a; http://www.momop. com/showdetail-e.php?movieid=momo161223gs01a; http:// www.momo-p.com/showdetail-e.php?movieid=momo1612 23gg01a. |
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