Behavioural responses by red-backed salamanders to conspecific and heterospecific cues

Behaviour

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 553-564

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

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 0043208700     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853903322127977     Document Type: Article

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