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The secretion of the temporal gland of the African elephant Loxodonta africana as an elephant repellent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Martyn L. Gorman
Martyn L. Gorman
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB9 2TN, Scotland
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Keywords

African elephantbehaviourrepellentstemporal glands
Type
Short communication
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , May 1986 , pp. 187 - 190
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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