Conspecific and heterospecific pheromone effects on female receptivity

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 857-861

  Rollmann, Stephanie M ^a   Houck, Lynne D ^b   Feldhoff, Richard C ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; COURTSHIP; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; PLETHODON; PLETHODON MONTANUS; PLETHODON SHERMANI; PLETHODON YONAHLOSSEE; PLETHODONTIDAE;

EID: 0345392783     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2290     Document Type: Article

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