Courtship in Desmognathine salamanders: The southern dusky salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 273-277

  Verrell, Paul A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; DESMOGNATHINAE; DESMOGNATHUS AURICULATUS; DESMOGNATHUS FUSCUS; PLETHODONTIDAE;

EID: 0030981099     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565396     Document Type: Article

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