Sources of pheromones in the lizard Liolaemus tenuis

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 141-147

  Labra, Antonieta ^a   Escobar, Carlos A ^b   Aguilar, Paz M ^c   Niemeyer, Hermann M ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chemical discrimination; Liolaemus; Lizards; Precloacal secretions; Self recognition; Semiochemicals

Indexed keywords

LIOLAEMUS; LIOLAEMUS TENUIS; SQUAMATA; TROPIDURINAE;

EID: 0036521287     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2002000100013     Document Type: Article

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