title: Volatile components in dorsal gland secretions of the Chacoan peccary, Catagonus wagneri.
abstract: The dorsal gland secretions of captive-reared male and female Chacoan peccaries (Catagonus wagneri) were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. C8-C19 carboxylic acids, squalene, cholesterol, cholestanol, and cholest-7-en-3-ol were present in both males and females. Heptylbenzene, C14-C18 methyl esters, and an isomer of springene were observed in males. C15-C19 aldehydes were observed in females. The composition of the dorsal gland secretions of C. wagneri is compared to what has been reported for other peccaries (Tayassu spp.).
authors.affiliation: Environmental Sciences Research Centre, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK. j.s.waterhouse@anglia.ac.uk
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Waterhouse
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Langley
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Weldon
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000032:analysis; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001188:Artiodactyla; D004952:Esters / Q000032:analysis; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013261:Sterols / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000447:Aldehydes; D004952:Esters; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D013261:Sterols