Musth in elephants |
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| Authors: | A. Rajaram |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Biophysics and Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Central Leather Research Institute, 600020 Adyar Chennai, India |
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| Abstract: | Animal behaviour is intimately connected with chemical signaling, often through glandular secretions. This is very significant and obvious in Asian male elephants during their musth period when their temporal glands secrete a fluid with a characteristic odor. Musth gland activity greatly influences the elephant society as well as manelephant interaction. |
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| Keywords: | Musth androgens chemical signaling Asian elephant testosterone |
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