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FIG. 3 in The Evolution of Courtship Behavior in Plethodontid Salamanders, Contrasting Patterns of Stasis and Diversification

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FIG. 3.—Transdermal pheromone delivery in Eurŋcea aeilderae during an underwater courtship (from Arnold 1977). (A) Ventral view of the male̕s mental gland (MG), also showing three premaxillary teeth protruding through his upper lip. (B) The male̕s head during pulling, showing the backward motion that he uses to abrade the female̕s epidermis. (C) The male̕s position during pulling. The female is shaded. This image is based on a video recording cataloged in Appendix S2.

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Published as part of 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, pp. 190-205 in Herpetologica 73 (3) on page 194, DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-16-00068.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7712293

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