Startle response and turning bias in Microhyla tadpoles

Zoological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-189

  Yamashita, Masamichi ^a   Naitoh, Tomio ^b   Wassersug, Richard J ^c  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; MICROHYLA; MICROHYLA ORNATA; SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 0034147865     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.17.185     Document Type: Article

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