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D D Thiessen

Publications and source records attributed to D D Thiessen.

At least 37 records · Page 2Linked to original sources
PubMed1974

Identification of a ventral scent marking pheromone in the male Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).

Sebum from the ventral scent marking gland of the male Mongolian gerbil was fractionated and tested for its ability to elicit behavioral response in a conditioning task and in a stimulus preference situation. The active fraction was identified as phenylacetic acid; both it and a synthetic sample elicited the same behavioral response. Phenylacetic acid appears to be a major pheromone of the male Mongolian gerbil.

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PubMed1968

Androgen control of territorial marking in the Mongolian gerbil.

Gerbils mark objects with the secretion of a midventral sebaceous gland. Both the behavior and the gland integrity are under androgen control, as indicated by castration and replacement with testosterone propionate. The integrity of the gland seems less important for marking than an influence on the central nervous system, although the gland can be used as an external measure of androgen levels. It is possible that the secretion acts as a pheromone to signal territorial possession.

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