Intraspecific aggressive behavior in southeastern small species of Plethodon: Inferences for the evolution of aggression in terrestrial salamanders

Herpetologica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 248-254

  Camp, Carlos D ^a  

^a PIEDMONT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavior; Evolution; Phylogeny; Plethodon

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AMPHIBIAN; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MALE BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

PLETHODON SERRATUS; PLETHODON WEBSTERI;

EID: 0032845878     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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