Asymmetrical turning during spermatophore transfer in the male smooth newt

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 343-348

  Green, Andy J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ENTEROBACTER; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS CRISTATUS; TRITURUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0031214170     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0461     Document Type: Article

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