Female sexual interference in the smooth Newt, Triturus vulgaris vulgaris

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 736-747

  Waights, Verina ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRITURUS VULGARIS; TRITURUS VULGARIS VULGARIS;

COMPETITION; COURTSHIP; SEXUAL INTERFERENCE; SMOOTH NEWT;

EID: 0030303389     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01163.x     Document Type: Article

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