Homology between and antiquity of stereotyped communicatory behaviors of crocodilians

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 354-360

  Senter, Phil ^a  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS ACUTUS; CROCODYLUS INTERMEDIUS; CROCODYLUS MORELETII;

EID: 44649182150     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-150.1     Document Type: Article

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