A comparison of fluorescence in two sympatric scorpion species

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 132-136

  Kloock, Carl T ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Fluorescence; Gender; Scorpions; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORPION; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPATRY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORPIONS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PARUROCTONUS; SCORPIONES; VAEJOVIS;

EID: 43549088131     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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