Can an orbital gland function in the vomeronasal sense? A study of the pygopodid Harderian gland

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 648-654

  Rehorek, S J ^a,c   Firth, B T ^a   Hutchinson, M N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; PYGOPODIDAE; SERPENTES; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033939331     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-247     Document Type: Article

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