Pheromonally mediated sexual isolation among denning populations of red-sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1027-1043

  Lemaster, Michael P ^a   Mason, Robert T ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methyl ketones; Qualitative variation; Red sided garter snake; Sexual attractiveness pheromone; Sexual isolation; Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Indexed keywords

KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHYLKETONE DERIVATIVE; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COURTSHIP; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEX PHEROMONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SNAKE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; KIN SELECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RED SIDED GARTER SNAKE; SEXUAL ISOLATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS PARIETALIS;

ANIMALS; COLUBRIDAE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

CANADA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS PARIETALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037389591     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022900304056     Document Type: Article

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