Preliminary results on tail energetics in the Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica.

Abstract

<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">The amount of lipids, proteins, ashes and water in original versus regenerated tails in <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tarentola mauritanica</em> shows differences, especially on the lipid fraction, supporting adaptive function hypotheses during reproduction of regenerated tails in geckos.</span>