Conspecific chemical cues influence pond selection by male newts Triturus boscai

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2000, Pages 874-878

  Aragón, Pedro ^a   López, Pilar ^a   Martín, José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; HABITAT SELECTION; POND;

TRITURUS BOSCAI;

EID: 0343442492     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)000[0874:CCCIPS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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