title: Volatile compounds from the red deer (Cervus elaphus) Secretion from the tail gland.
abstract: The major volatile, organic compounds secreted by the tail gland of the red deer (Cervus elaphus) have been identified as phenol,m-cresol, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, benzoic acid, phenylacetic acid, ethylphenol, dimethyl sulfone,o-cresol and 3-phenylpropanoic acid. The secretion from ten dead and three live animals was investigated, those from the live ones over a period of time. There were variations in the relative amounts of the identified compounds, but no correlation of the variations with time of sampling was possible.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Norwegian Institute of Technology, University of Trondheim, N-7034, Trondheim-NTH, Norway.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bakke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Figenschou