Rapid change in life-cycle polyphenism across a subspecies boundary of the Eastern Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 379-384

  Takahashi, Mizuki K ^a,b   Takahashi, Yukiko Y ^a   Parris, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOTOPHTHALMUS; NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS; NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS DORSALIS; NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS VIRIDESCENS; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 80053413684     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/10-186.1     Document Type: Article

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