Laboratory evidence for territorial behavior by the southern red-backed salamander, Plethodon serratus: Influence of residency status and pheromonal advertisement

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-5

  Mathis, Alicia ^a   Deckard, Krista ^a   Duer, Connie ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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PLETHODON SERRATUS;

EID: 0031901379     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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