Chemosensory recognition of familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics by the scincid lizard Eumeces laticeps

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 454-464

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUMECES LATICEPS;

BROAD-HEADED SKINK; CHEMICAL STIMULUS; CHEMOSENSORY RECOGNITION;

EID: 0029660102     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01139.x     Document Type: Article

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