Courtship behavior in the Plethodontid salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

Herpetologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 289-296

  Beachy, Christopher K ^a  

^a Clarke College   (United States)

Author keywords

Courtship behavior; Gyrinophilus porphyriticus; Phylogeny; Plethodontide; Salamanders

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP BEHAVIOUR; PRIMITIVE CHARACTERS; SALAMANDER;

GYRINOPHILUS PORPHYRITICUS;

EID: 0031416642     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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