Factors affecting aggression during nest guarding in the eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

Herpetologica

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-392

  Tornick, Jan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Nest guarding; Plethodon; Reproduction; Salamander

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; BROOD REARING; CLUTCH SIZE; CONSPECIFIC; FEMALE; NEST GUARDING; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

PLETHODON; PLETHODON CINEREUS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 78649815961     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/09-037a.1     Document Type: Article

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