Orientation based on ambient directional information by red-spotted newts (Notophthalmus viridescens)

Behaviour

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 757-775

  Omland, Kristian Shawn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0032381129     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853998792640459     Document Type: Article

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