Territorial behavior of the plethodontid salamander Plethodon kentucki: Influence of habitat structure and population density

Oecologia

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 133-144

  Marvin, Glenn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Home range; Salamander; Social organization; Territorial behavior

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; HOME RANGE; POPULATION DENSITY; SALAMANDER; TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOUR;

PLETHODON KENTUCKI;

EID: 0031895552     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050429     Document Type: Article

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