Rozhnov V V, Rozhnov Iu V
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 33, Moscow, 119071 Russia.
Izv Akad Nauk Ser Biol. 2003 Nov-Dec(6):698-705.
We studied scent marking behavior, olfactory response to various excretions (secretion of the perineal gland, urine, and feces), as well as the information content of these excretions in the common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Pallas, 1777). Six forms of scent marking behavior have been described. The activity and form's proportion of such behavior differ in males and females. Dragging the perineal gland and leaving the secretion on the substrate was most commonly observed in animals of both sexes. The olfactory response of the palm civet varied by duration and depended both on the sex and excretion type. The palm civet could distinguish animal species, sex, and familiar/unfamiliar individuals by the odor of the perineal gland secretion. Different olfactory response of the palm civet to feces was observed only for that of different species. The scent marks of the perineal gland were most significant in mediated communication by scent marks of the palm civet; they completely replicated the information of the urine marks.
我们研究了椰子狸（Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Pallas，1777）的气味标记行为、对各种排泄物（会阴部腺体分泌物、尿液和粪便）的嗅觉反应，以及这些排泄物中的信息内容。已描述了六种气味标记行为形式。这种行为的活动和形式比例在雄性和雌性中有所不同。在两性动物中最常观察到的是拖动会阴部腺体并将分泌物留在基质上。椰子狸的嗅觉反应因持续时间而异，并且取决于性别和排泄物类型。椰子狸可以通过会阴部腺体分泌物的气味区分动物物种、性别以及熟悉/不熟悉的个体。仅在不同物种的粪便中观察到椰子狸对粪便的不同嗅觉反应。在椰子狸的气味标记介导的交流中，会阴部腺体的气味标记最为重要；它们完全复制了尿液标记的信息。
