Intra- and interindividual variation in flank gland secretions of free-ranging shrews Crocidura russula

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1669-1688

  Cantoni, Debora ^a,b   Favre, Laurence ^a   Tencalla, Francesca ^a   Croset, Pierre ^a   Morgenthaler, Florence ^a   Camarda, Guglielmina ^a   Ruchet, Catherine ^a   Rivier, Laurent ^a   Vogel, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood parasites; Body mass; Crocidura russula; Flank gland secretions; Flank gland size; Gas chromatography; Shrews

Indexed keywords

CROCIDURA RUSSULA;

EID: 0029858423     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02272406     Document Type: Article

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