Reduced courtship success between parapatric populations of the plethodontid salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1996, Pages 199-203

  Beachy, Christopher K ^a  

^a Clarke College   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; GYRINOPHILUS PORPHYRITICUS; PLETHODONTIDAE;

EID: 0029660048     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1446958     Document Type: Article

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