Recognition by population and genetic similarity in the mountain dusky salamander, Desmognathus ochrophaeus (Amphibia: Plethodontidae)

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 865-875

  Evans, A Lelania ^a,b   Forester, Don C ^a   Masters, Brian S ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION; MOUNTAIN DUSKY SALAMANDER; SUBSTRATE DISCRIMINATION;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; DESMOGNATHUS FUSCUS; DESMOGNATHUS OCHROPHAEUS; PLETHODONTIDAE;

EID: 0030845718     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00127.x     Document Type: Article

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