The influence of familiarity on socially monogamous behavior of red-backed salamanders

Herpetologica

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-348

  Joseph, Laura L ^a   Cope, Claire T ^a   Kohn, Nancy R ^a   Jaeger, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Familiarity; Plethodon cinereus; Red backed salamanders; Social monogamy

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AMPHIBIAN; FAMILIARITY; MONOGAMY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

PLETHODON CINEREUS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33845213438     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/04-106.1     Document Type: Article

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