Chemical communication in an archaic anuran amphibian

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-93

  Waldman, Bruce ^a   Bishop, Phillip J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Frogs; Individual recognition; Leiopelmatidae; Olfaction; Pheromones; Self recognition

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AMPHIBIAN; COMMUNICATION; OLFACTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LEIOPELMA; LEIOPELMA HAMILTONI; LEIOPELMATIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 1542545688     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arg071     Document Type: Article

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