Review of aquatic sex pheromones and chemical communication in anurans

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-191

  Belanger, Rachelle M ^a   Corkum, Lynda D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA;

EID: 77649256600     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-054R1.1     Document Type: Article

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