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Two new thietanes,cis- andtrans-2-ethyl-3-methylthietane, have been identified in the anal gland secretion of the stoat, and 2-isopropyl thietane has been characterized from the anal gland secretion of the ferret. Conflicting published data are reevaluated.
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Crump, D.R., Moors, P.J. Anal gland secretions of the stoat (Mustela erminea) and the ferret (Mustela putorius formafuro). J Chem Ecol 11, 1037–1043 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01020673
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