Acta Herpetologica (Jun 2011)
Preliminary results on tail energetics in the Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica.
Abstract
<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; 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>