Intraspecific chemical recognition in the lizard Liolaemus tenuis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1799-1811

  Labra, Antonieta ^a   Niemeyer, Hermann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Conspecific chemical recognition; Liolaemus lizards; Tongue flick

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; LIZARD; RECOGNITION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TONGUE; TREE;

LIOLAEMUS TENUIS;

EID: 0032770604     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020925631314     Document Type: Article

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