Habitat-contingent reproductive behaviour in radio-implanted salamanders: A model and test

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1203-1210

  Madison, Dale M ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTION BEHAVIOUR; SALAMANDERS; TIGER SALAMANDERS;

NEW YORK; USA;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; CAUDATA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032078152     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0691     Document Type: Article

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