| macrolides and alcohols as scent gland constituents of the madagascan frog mantidactylus femoralis and their intraspecific diversity. | acoustic and, to a lesser degree, visual signals are the predominant means of signaling in frogs. nevertheless, certain lineages such as the mantelline frogs from madagascar use the chemical communication channel as well. males possess femoral glands on the hind legs, which recently have been shown to contain volatile compounds used in communication as pheromones. many mantelline species occur in sympatry, and so far species recognition is regarded to occur mainly by acoustic signals. the analys ... | 2013 | 24004086 |