Morphology of the femoral glands in the lizard Ameiva ameiva (Teiidae) and their possible role in semiochemical dispersion

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 268, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 636-648

  Imparato, Beatriz A ^a   Antoniazzi, Marta M ^a   Rodrigues, Miguel T ^b   Jared, Carlos ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ameiva ameiva; Epidermal glands; Femoral pores; Lizards; Pheromone; Squamata; Teiidae

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPIDERMIS; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; METABOLISM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCENT GLAND; SECRETION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMIS; LIZARDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHEROMONES; SCENT GLANDS;

AMEIVA AMEIVA; ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 34447342291     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10473     Document Type: Article

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