Male Courtship Pheromones Induce Cloacal Gaping in Female Newts (Salamandridae).

Pheromones are an important component of sexual communication in courting salamanders, but the number of species in which their use has been demonstrated with behavioral evidence remains limited. Here we developed a behavioral assay for demonstrating courtship pheromone use in the aquatically courti...

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Main Authors: Sunita Janssenswillen, Franky Bossuyt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4714853?pdf=render