Pheromone trailing in male European whip snake, Hierophis viridiflavus

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-559

  Fornasiero, Sara ^a   Bresciani, Elisa ^a   Dendi, Federica ^a   Zuffi, Marco A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL CUE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; CONSPECIFIC; COURTSHIP; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SNAKE;

COLUBRIDAE; HIEROPHIS VIRIDIFLAVUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 35148876620     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807782152453     Document Type: Article

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