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The Evolution of Courtship Behavior in Plethodontid Salamanders, Contrasting Patterns of Stasis and Diversification

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Arnold, Stevan J., Kiemnec-Tyburczy, Karen M., Houck, Lynne D. (2017): The Evolution of Courtship Behavior in Plethodontid Salamanders, Contrasting Patterns of Stasis and Diversification. Herpetologica 73 (3): 190-205, DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-16-00068.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/herpetologica/volume-73/issue-3/Herpetologica-D-16-00068.1/The-Evolution-of-Courtship-Behavior-in-Plethodontid-Salamanders-Contrasting-Patterns/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-16-00068.1.full

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