Antipredator pheromones in amphibians: A review

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 409-413

  Rajchard, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Frog; Infochemicals; Newt; Predator; Salamander; Tadpole; Toad; Vomeronasal system

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BOREAS; BUFO BUFO; HYLA CINEREA; INSECTA; RANA AURORA; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; RANA TEMPORARIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TARICHA GRANULOSA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748037372     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5563-VETMED     Document Type: Review

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