Diversity of compounds in femoral secretions of Galápagos iguanas (genera: Amblyrhynchus and Conolophus), and their potential role in sexual communication in lek-mating marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

BACKGROUND: Chemical signals are widely used in the animal kingdom, enabling communication in various social contexts, including mate selection and the establishment of dominance. Femoral glands, which produce and release waxy secretions into the environment, are organs of central importance in liza...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ibáñez, Alejandro, Menke, Markus, Quezada, Galo, Jiménez-Uzcátegui, Gustavo, Schulz, Stefan, Steinfartz, Sebastian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
Materias:
Animal Behaviour
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5563446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28828277
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3689

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5563446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28828277
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3689

Ejemplares similares