Reliable signaling by chemical cues of male traits and health state in male lizards, Lacerta monticola

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 473-488

  López, Pilar ^a   Amo, Luisa ^a   Martín, José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Condition dependent signaling; Fatty acids; Femoral glands; Lizards; Sexual selection; Steroids

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CEPHALOMETRY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; EDEMA; ERYTHROCYTE; FOOT; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CEPHALOMETRY; EDEMA; ERYTHROCYTES; FOOT; HINDLIMB; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LIZARDS; MALE; PHEROMONES; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS;

ARCHAEOLACERTA MONTICOLA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33646488194     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-005-9012-9     Document Type: Article

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