Lipids in femoral gland secretions of male lizards, Psammodromus hispanicus

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 304-307

  López, Pilar ^a   Martín, José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Femoral glands; Lacertidae; Lizards; Psammodromus hispanicus; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHEMOTAXONOMY; FATTY ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIZARD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SECRETION; STEROID;

LACERTIDAE; PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS; PSAMMODROMUS HISPANICUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 69649086278     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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