Description of the postcloacal glands of Plethodon cinereus, the red-backed salamander, during bouts of scent marking

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-269

  Simons, Richard R ^a   Felgenhauer, Bruce E ^b   Thompson, Trevonne ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Postcloacal glands; Red backed salamander; Scent marking; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

PLETHODON CINEREUS;

EID: 0033486299     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4687(199912)242:3<257::aid-jmor5>3.0.co;2-a     Document Type: Article

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