Chemical ornaments of male lizards Psammodromus algirus may reveal their parasite load and health state to females

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-179

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

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical signals; Condition dependent signaling; Femoral glands; Immune response; Lizards; Parasites; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIZARD; PARASITE; PHEROMONE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 36149001422     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0451-x     Document Type: Article

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