An assemblage of salamanders in the Southern Appalachian mountains: Competitive and predatory behavior

Behaviour

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 795-821

  Jaeger, Robert G ^a   Gabor, Caitlin R ^a,c   Wilbur, Henry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0032374361     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853998792640404     Document Type: Article

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