Scent gland are exocrine glands found in most mammals. They produce semi-viscous secretions which contain pheromones and other semiochemical compounds...

castoreum, the scent glands from the male and female beaver are used in perfumery and as a flavor ingredient. The vestibule of the anal glands are connected...

secretion glands, the violet gland consists of modified sweat glands and sebaceous glands. It is used for intra-species signalling, scent marking, and...

critical role in scent marking, the preorbital gland is usually considered as a type of scent gland. A further function of these glands may be to produce...

wildebeest, use scent marking from two glands, the preorbital gland and a scent gland in the hoof.[citation needed] Territorial scent marking may involve...

Capybaras have two types of scent glands: a morrillo, located on the snout, and anal glands. Both sexes have these glands, but males have much larger...

presented with an object treated with scent gland secretions from both a rat and snake, the cat will forcefully scent rub its head against it. Mutual face...

recruit workers to food that lacks a characteristic scent and lead bees to water sources. The gland is located on the dorsal side of the abdomen. Its opening...

A sebaceous gland or oil gland is a microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that opens into a hair follicle to secrete an oily or waxy matter, called sebum...

level, hence references to these structures as preputial glands, castor glands, or scent glands are misnomers. In platypuses, the castoreum produced is...