Acquired recognition of chemical stimuli from an unfamiliar predator: Associative learning by adult newts, Notophthalmus viridescens

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1027-1031

  Woody, David R ^a   Mathis, Alicia ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 0032583485     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447352     Document Type: Article

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