The ontogeny of chemically-mediated antipredator behaviours in newts (Notophthalmus viridescens): Responses to injured and non-injured conspecifics

Behaviour

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1043-1060

  Rohr, Jason R ^a,b   Madison, Dale M ^a   Sullivan, Aaron M ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 0036668935     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685390260337895     Document Type: Article

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