Conspecific male chemical cues influence courtship behaviour in the male newt Lissotriton boscai

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1137-1151

  Aragón, Pedro ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Audience effects; Bosca's newt; Chemical cues; Courtship display; Lissotriton boscai

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS BOSCAI;

EID: 70149116797     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853909X413097     Document Type: Article

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