Verberne G, de Boer J
Z Tierpsychol. 1976 Sep;42(1):86-109.
Chemocommunication functions are known in many social mammals, such as gerbils, hamsters, and deer. But also mammals known as at least partly solitary do communicate by chemical signals. The existence and use of pheromones in domestic cats was the subject of this study. It turned out that male and female cats spent much time in exploring their own and foreigners' urine and skin gland secretion rubbed off on several objects. Male receivers performed sniffing and flehmen more frequently than females on the same urine, whereas female cats paid more attention to skin gland secretion. Both urine and cheek gland secretion of the female donor appeared to contain pheromones which inform the tomcat about her hormonal phase.
化学通讯功能在许多群居哺乳动物中都存在，比如沙鼠、仓鼠和鹿。但即使是那些至少部分时间独居的哺乳动物也会通过化学信号进行交流。家猫信息素的存在和用途是本研究的主题。结果发现，雄性和雌性猫会花大量时间去探索自己和其他猫的尿液，以及在一些物体上蹭过的来自其他猫皮肤腺体的分泌物。对于相同的尿液，雄性接收者比雌性更频繁地进行嗅闻和裂唇嗅反应，而雌性猫则更关注皮肤腺体的分泌物。雌性供体的尿液和颊腺分泌物似乎都含有信息素，这些信息素能让雄猫了解它的激素状态。
