title: Volatile components of anal gland secretion of aardwolf (Proteles cristatus).
abstract: Volatile constituents of the anal gland secretion and of scent marks of the aardwolf were identified using dynamic solvent effect sampling, capillary gas-liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometry. Both scent marks and gland contents consisted mainly of short- to medium-chain fatty acids, a complex series of medium- and long-chain esters, indole, and hexanol. There were marked individual differences in the relative concentrations of the various components.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Chromatography, University of Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Apps
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Viljoen
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pretorius