Tracking of Female Conspecific Odor Trails by Male Broad‐headed Skinks (Eumeces laticeps)

Ethology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1986, Pages 242-248

  Cooper, William E ^a,b   Vitt, Laurie J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

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EID: 85005670754     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1986.tb00587.x     Document Type: Article

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