Sex and seasonal differences in the skin lipids of garter snakes.
1. This study investigates the skin lipids of male and female red-sided garter snakes both in the breeding season and in the non-breeding season. 2. Skin lipids were analyzed by means of thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). 3. Distinct differences exist in the skin lipids of males and females. 4. Samples obtained during the breeding season were qualitatively different from those acquired during the non-breeding season.
Mason
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Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin 78712.
Chinn
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D000064:Acclimatization; D000818:Animals; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D012911:Snakes / Q000502:physiology*
D008055:Lipids