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The gland and the sac — the preorbital apparatus of muntjacs

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Rehorek, S.J., Hillenius, W.J., Kennaugh, J., Chapman, N. (2005). The gland and the sac — the preorbital apparatus of muntjacs. In: Mason, R.T., LeMaster, M.P., Müller-Schwarze, D. (eds) Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 10. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25160-X_19

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