An odorant-binding protein in the elephant's trunk is finely tuned to sex pheromone (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate

Abstract Chemical communication in elephants has been well studied at the chemical and behavioural levels. Pheromones have been identified in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), including (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate and frontalin, and their specific effects on the sexual behaviour of elephants have be...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Valeriia Zaremska, Giovanni Renzone, Simona Arena, Valentina Ciaravolo, Andreas Buberl, Folko Balfanz, Andrea Scaloni, Wolfgang Knoll, Paolo Pelosi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24214-5