Potential chemosignals associated with male identity in the amphisbaenian Blanus cinereus

Chemical Senses

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 479-486

  López, Pilar ^a   Martín, José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphisbaenians; Blanus cinereus; Chemosensory recognition; Precloacal secretions; Sex discrimination; Squalene

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DICHLOROMETHANE; PALMITIC ACID; PHEROMONE; SQUALENE;

AGGRESSIVENESS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CLOACA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PHEROMONES; REPTILES; SQUALENE;

AMPHISBAENIA; BLANUS CINEREUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 67449085835     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjp021     Document Type: Article

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