Chemical composition of femoral secretions of oviparous and viviparous types of male common lizards Lacerta vivipara

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 539-544

  Gabirot, Marianne ^a   López, Pilar ^a   Martín, José ^a   de Fraipont, Michelle ^b   Heulin, Benoit ^c   Sinervo, Barry ^d   Clobert, Jean ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Paul Sabatier University   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Femoral glands; Interpopulation differences; Lacerta vivipara; Lacertidae; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMORECEPTION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LIZARD; STEROID; VIVIPARITY;

LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 44649169585     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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