Condition-dependent pheromone signaling by male rock lizards: More oily scents are more attractive

Chemical Senses

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-262

  Martín, José ^a   Lópezs, Pilar ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body condition; Fatty acids; Femoral glands secretion; Pheromones; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

OLEIC ACID; PHEROMONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BODY FAT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; IBEROLACERTA CYRENI; LIZARD; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODILY SECRETIONS; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; OLEIC ACIDS; PHEROMONES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

IBEROLACERTA CYRENI; PETROSAURUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952211491     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjq009     Document Type: Article

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