Competition for mates in the mole salamander, ambystoma talpoideum: Tactics that may maximize male mating success

Behaviour

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-138

  Verrell, Paul A ^a,b   Krenz, John D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0032367648     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853998793066357     Document Type: Article

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