| Title |
Volatile Components in Defensive Spray of the Hooded Skunk, Mephitis macroura
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Chemical Ecology, September 2002
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| DOI | 10.1023/a:1020573404341 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
William F. Wood, Brian G. Sollers, Gwen A. Dragoo, Jerry W. Dragoo |
| Abstract |
GC-MS analysis of the anal sac secretion from the hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura, showed the following seven major components comprised 99% of the volatiles in this secretion: (E)-2-butene-1-thiol, 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, S-(E)-2-butenyl thioacetate, S-3-methylbutenyl thioacetate, 2-phenylethanethiol, 2-methylquinoline, and 2-quinolinemethanethiol. Minor volatile components identified in this secretion are phenylmethanethiol, S-phenylmethyl thioacetate. S-2-phenylethyl thioacetate, bis[(E)-2-butenyl] disulfide, (E)-2-butenyl 3-methylbutyl disulfide, bis(3-methylbutyl) disulfide, and S-2-quinolinemethyl thioacetate. This secretion is similar to that of the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, differing only in that it contains four compounds not reported from the striped skunk: phenylmethanethiol, S-phenylmethyl thioacetate, 2-phenylethanethiol, and S-2-phenylethyl thioacetate. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 2% |
| India | 3 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Czechia | 2 | 1% |
| Chile | 2 | 1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 127 | 87% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 32 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 31 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 24 | 16% |
| Unknown | 16 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 85 | 58% |
| Environmental Science | 24 | 16% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 8 | 5% |
| Unknown | 20 | 14% |
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