Lack of nest defense behavior and attendance patterns in a joint nesting salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum (Caudata: Plethodontidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1998, Pages 183-189

  Carreño, Carrie A ^a   Harris, Reid N ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nevada Natural Heritage Program   (United States)

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HEMIDACTYLIUM SCUTATUM;

EID: 0032477675     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447716     Document Type: Article

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