Flank gland
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The flank gland is an organ in certain mammals which generates scents used to attract mates or deter attack. Species with flank glands include some voles and shrews.[1] Several scientific studies have been conducted on the properties of these structures.[2]
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- ^ Wolf and Johnson, "Scent Marking in Taiga Voles, Microtus xanthognathus". Journal of Mammology (1979) Vol. 60, No. 2, pp. 400–04 Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ Cantoni et al., "Intra- and interindividual variation in flank gland secretions of free-ranging shrews (Crocidura russula)". Journal of Chemical Ecology (1996) Vol. 22, No. 9, pp. 1669–88 Retrieved 2012-02-16.
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