Association preference and mechanism of kin recognition in tadpoles of the toad Bufo melanostictus

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 435-444

  Eluvathingal, Lilly Margaret ^a   Shanbhag, Bhagyashri A ^a   Saidapur, Srinivas K ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Attraction to kin; Bufo melanostictus; Chemical cues; Group living; Sensory basis of kin recognition; Species and kin discrimination; Toad; Visual cues

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOAD;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); LARVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 73449147045     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 09737138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-009-0050-2     Document Type: Article

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