volume 31 issue 3 (september 2010) : 157-171
SCENT GLAND AND ITS BEHAVIORAL FUNCTION IN SMALL MAMMALS– A REVIEW
1Eco-toxicology Laboratory, Depertment of Zoology, Centre for Advanced Studies,
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302004, India
ABSTRACT
Various types of glands in small mammals were observed eg. lagmorphs (chingland, anal
gland, inguinal gland, hardenian, infraorbital, lacrymal gland), Columbian ground squirrels (scent
gland at mouth and in anal area), Flying phalanger (frontal gland near ears and eye), Deer and
Black tailed deer (interdigital gland, metatarsal, tarsal gland) and Cricetus, Neotoma, Peromyscus,
Meriones, Tatera, Rhombomys and Rattus all species having midventral glandular organ. The
gland in males are significantly larger (P0.001) than those of females. The speciesof larger
animals with larger size of gland in comparison to smaller size animals. Length, width and area of
the gland was found to be highly correlated with body weight (P
gland, inguinal gland, hardenian, infraorbital, lacrymal gland), Columbian ground squirrels (scent
gland at mouth and in anal area), Flying phalanger (frontal gland near ears and eye), Deer and
Black tailed deer (interdigital gland, metatarsal, tarsal gland) and Cricetus, Neotoma, Peromyscus,
Meriones, Tatera, Rhombomys and Rattus all species having midventral glandular organ. The
gland in males are significantly larger (P0.001) than those of females. The speciesof larger
animals with larger size of gland in comparison to smaller size animals. Length, width and area of
the gland was found to be highly correlated with body weight (P
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