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DOI	10.1643/h2020082
	Patterns of Visual and Ultraviolet Reflectance in Femoral Gland Secretions of Two Desert Lizards
	Penner, Jacob; Eifler, Maria; Eifler, Douglas
通讯作者	Penner, JF (corresponding author), Goshen Coll, Dept Biol Sci, Goshen, IN 46526 USA. ; Penner, JF (corresponding author), 9422 N Anderson Rd, Newton, KS 67114 USA.
来源期刊	ICHTHYOLOGY AND HERPETOLOGY
ISSN	2766-1512
EISSN	2766-1520
出版年	2021
卷号	109 期号:3 页码:705-709
英文摘要	Femoral gland secretions in lizards convey chemical information about the health and social status of the depositing individual. These secretions influence behaviors related to female mate choice and male-male competition, but little is known about how they are first located by lizards in the environment. Secretions are visually conspicuous and can be sighted from a distance by visually adept lizards, but the specificity of secretion reflectance to the depositing species remains unknown. We examined the reflectance spectra of femoral gland secretions from two sympatric lizard species, Aspidoscelis tigris and Gambelia wislizenii, to determine whether secretions could be visually distinguished. Mean reflectance did not differ between species, but A. tigris had higher reflectance in ultraviolet wavelengths. For both species, lizards in better body condition, as determined by the residuals of the relationship between snout-vent length and body mass, had higher ultraviolet reflectance. In summary, our results indicate that femoral gland secretions can be visually discriminated between species if the discriminating lizard is ultraviolet sensitive.
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000708440200004
WOS关键词	MALE COLLARED LIZARDS ; BEHAVIOR
WOS类目	Zoology
WOS研究方向	Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/373646
作者单位	[Penner, Jacob] Goshen Coll, Dept Biol Sci, Goshen, IN 46526 USA; [Penner, Jacob] 9422 N Anderson Rd, Newton, KS 67114 USA; [Eifler, Maria] Univ Kansas, Biodivers Inst, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA; [Eifler, Maria; Eifler, Douglas] Erell Inst, 2808 Meadow Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Penner, Jacob,Eifler, Maria,Eifler, Douglas. Patterns of Visual and Ultraviolet Reflectance in Femoral Gland Secretions of Two Desert Lizards[J],2021,109(3):705-709.
APA	Penner, Jacob,Eifler, Maria,&Eifler, Douglas.(2021).Patterns of Visual and Ultraviolet Reflectance in Femoral Gland Secretions of Two Desert Lizards.ICHTHYOLOGY AND HERPETOLOGY,109(3),705-709.
MLA	Penner, Jacob,et al."Patterns of Visual and Ultraviolet Reflectance in Femoral Gland Secretions of Two Desert Lizards".ICHTHYOLOGY AND HERPETOLOGY 109.3(2021):705-709.