Biting in the salamander Siren intermedia intermedia: Courtship component or agonistic behavior?

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 493-496

  Fauth, John E ^a   Resetarits Jr , William J ^b,c  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; SIREN; SIREN INTERMEDIA; SIREN INTERMEDIA INTERMEDIA;

EID: 0032725381     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565651     Document Type: Article

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