Social interactions in two sympatric salamanders: Effectiveness of a highly aggressive strategy

Behaviour

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 71-88

  Anthony, Carl D ^a,b   Wicknick, Jill A ^a,b   Jaeger, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031538362     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853997X00287     Document Type: Article

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