Interpopulational and seasonal variation in the chemical signals of the lizard Gallotia galloti.

ABSTRACT: Communicative traits are strikingly diverse and may vary among populations of the same species. Within a population, these traits may also display seasonal variation. Chemical signals play a key role in the communication of many taxa. However, we still know far too little about chemical communication in some vertebrate groups. In lizards, only a few studies have examined interpopulational variation in the composition of chemical cues and signals and only one study has explored the seasonal effects. Here we sampled three subspecies of the Tenerife lizards (Gallotia galloti) and analyze the lipophilic fraction of their femoral gland secretions to characterize the potential interpopulational variation in the chemical signals. In addition, we assessed whether composition of these secretions di

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Roa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5721911 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature