Interspecific agonistic behaviors in a salamander community: Implications for alpha selection

Herpetologica

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-182

  Deitloff, Jennifer ^a,c   Church, James O ^a   Adams, Dean C ^a   Jaeger, Robert G ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Auburn University ^*  (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alpha selection; Competition; Northern ravine salamander; Plethodon cinereus; Plethodon electromorphus; Red backed salamander; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EVOLUTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SELECTION; SYMPATRY; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALIA; PLETHODON; PLETHODON CINEREUS; PLETHODON ELECTROMORPHUS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 68849093869     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/08-069R.1     Document Type: Article

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