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Bontebok. Responses of a captive male bontebok Damaliscus dorcas dorcas to secretions of interdigital and preorbital glands were tested by presenting them at a food trough.
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Bigalke, R.C., Novellie, P.A. (1980). Studies on Chemical Communication in Some African Bovids. In: Müller-Schwarze, D., Silverstein, R.M. (eds) Chemical Signals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1027-3_32
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