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The intensity of male-male competition may affect chemical scent constituents in the dark ventral patch of male Iberian red deer

During the mating season, Iberian red deer males (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) present a large visible dark ventral area in their abdomen. This characteristic dark-haired area is formed by the impregnation of the hair with sprayed urine and gland secretions and contains volatile compounds that can be...

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Autores principales: de la Peña, Eva, Martín, José, Carranza, Juan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6719829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31479490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221980