The influence of residency status on agonistic behavior of male and female Ozark zigzag salamanders Plethodon angusticlavius

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 245-249

  Mathis, Alicia ^a   Schmidt, David W ^a   Medley, Kimberly A ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; AMPHIBIAN; TERRITORIALITY;

PLETHODON ANGUSTICLAVIUS;

EID: 0033964209     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)143[0245:TIORSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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