Female cloacal gland secretions may function as sexual signals that deter males during the breeding season in Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora) (Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae)

Hiroki Akimoto; Masaki Hoso

doi:10.3897/arphapreprints.e217301

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https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e217301 (29 Sep 2026)

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doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e217301

First posted 29 Sep 2026

Authors

Hiroki Akimoto - Corresponding author

Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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Masaki Hoso

Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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Author contributions

Hiroki Akimoto: Conceptualization, methodology, investigation, formal analysis, data curation, visualization, resources, funding acquisition, writing – original draft.

Masaki Hoso: Conceptualization, supervision, resources, funding acquisition, writing – review and editing.

Conflict of interest

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Supporting agencies

JSPS - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering

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