Muscone-specific olfactory protein reveals the putative scent-marking pheromone in the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica)
Zhongbo Yu, Tao Meng, Tengcheng Que, Luyao Yu, Yichen Zhou, Meihong He, Haijing Wang, Yingjiao Li, Liling Liu, Wenjian Liu, Yinliang Wang, Bingzhong Ren
This study identifies muscone as a potential male-specific scent-marking pheromone in Sunda pangolins through functional expression of odorant-binding proteins and behavioral assays.
Communications Biology · Mar 26, 2025Peer-reviewedZoology