Chemosensory response of desert iguanas (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) to skin lipids from A lizard-eating snake (Lampropeltis getula californiae)

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 503-509

  Bealor, Matthew T ^a,b   O'Neil Krekorian, C ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHLOROFORM; LIPID; LIZARD; METHANOL; REPTILE; SNAKE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DIPSOSAURUS; DIPSOSAURUS DORSALIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LAMPROPELTIS GETULA CALIFORNIAE; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33645842205     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2005.01182.x     Document Type: Article

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