Personality traits are expressed in Bullfrog tadpoles during open-field trials

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 378-383

  Carlson, Bradley E ^a   Langkilde, Tracy ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879573210     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/12-061     Document Type: Article

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