The significance of anal scent marking in the Eastern woodchuck [Signification du marquage olfactif anal chez la marmotte de l’est].

Résumé

Secretions from the anal glands of either male or female inhibit the activity of other woodchucks. In paired encounters, those animals which were least likely to extrude the anal papillae were, generally, more likely to become dominant. He concluded that the anal glands produce an alarm or fear pheromone.