2,3-dihydrofarnesyl and citronellyl esters in the paracloacal gland secretions of the brown caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) from Costa Rica

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-32

  Wheeler, James W ^a   Ibrahim, Sayed A ^a   Weldon, Paul J ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3 Dihydrofarnesol; 2,3 Dihydrofarnesyl esters; Brown caiman; Caiman crocodilus fuscus; Citronellyl esters; Lipid identifications; Paracloacal glands

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDROFARNESYL ESTER; CITRONELLOL; CITRONELLYL ESTER; HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLIGATOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLOACA; COSTA RICA; DATA ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID METABOLISM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SKIN GLAND;

CROCODILUS FUSCUS;

EID: 0032889683     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(98)00054-4     Document Type: Article

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