Chemosensory exploration of male scent by female rock lizards result from multiple chemical signals of males

Chemical Senses

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-54

  López, Pilar ^a   Martín, José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical signals; Lizards; Mate choice; Multiple signals; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; OLEIC ACID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL DETECTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

PETROSAURUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84555178643     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjr064     Document Type: Article

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