Odor discrimination in the california slender salamander, Batrachoseps attenuatus: Evidence for self-recognition

Herpetologica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-170

  Gillette, Jennifer R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Batrachoseps attenuatus; Behavior; Scent marks; Self recognition

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; RECOGNITION; SCENT MARKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; BATRACHOSEPS; BATRACHOSEPS ATTENUATUS; BETRACHOSEPS ATTENUATUS; BRYOPHYTA; CAUDATA; REPTILIA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 0036107507     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0165:ODITCS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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