Analysis of rat haunch odor using dynamic solvent effect and principal component analysis

S E Natynczuk1, D W Macdonald

  • 1Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, OX1 3PS, Oxford, U.K..

Journal of Chemical Ecology
|November 19, 2013
PubMed
Summary

Researchers analyzed rat haunch odor using dynamic solvent effect and principal component analysis (PCA). PCA successfully differentiated odors based on sex and reproductive state, highlighting biologically significant olfactory cues.

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