Conspecific recognition by Desmognathus ochrophaeus using substrate-borne odor cues

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 447-451

  Evans, A Lelania ^a,b   Forester, Don C ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESMOGNATHUS OCHROPHAEUS;

EID: 0030439735     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565193     Document Type: Article

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