CHEMICAL-PROPERTIES OF FEMORAL GLAND SECRETIONS IN THE DESERT IGUANA, DIPSOSAURUS-DORSALIS

被引：86

作者：

ALBERTS, AC

机构：

[1] Research Department, Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, 92112, California

来源：

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY | 1990年 / 16卷 / 01期

关键词：

contact pheromones; Desert iguana; Dipsosaurus dorsalis; femoral glands; signal localization; ultraviolet light;

D O I：

10.1007/BF01021264

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

This study investigates the chemistry of femoral gland secretions in the desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Lacertilia: Iguanidae), and discusses their possible functional significance. Electrophoretic and proton NMR studies indicated that the secretions are composed of approximately 80 % protein and 20% lipid material. Individual differences in polyacrylamide gel banding patterns of femoral gland proteins were found. Reflectance spectroscopy revealed that the secretions strongly absorb longwave ultraviolet light, a feature that may be important in the localization of secretion deposits in the environment. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

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页码：13 / 25

页数：13

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