Extrabuccal infralabial secretion outlets in Dromophis, Mimophis and Psammophis species (Serpentes, Colubridae, Psammophiini). A propable substitute for 'self-rubbing' and cloacal scent gland functions, and a cue for a taxonomic account

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 326, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-286

  de Haan, Cornelius C ^a  

^a NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical marking behaviours; Colubridae; Hemipenis; Pammophiini; Periodical infralabial outlets; Serpentes; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; SCENT MARKING; SNAKE; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE SECRETION; SCENT GLAND; SNAKE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; TREE;

COLUBRIDAE; MIMOPHIS; PSAMMOPHIS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0038017115     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1631-0691(03)00073-8     Document Type: Article

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