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  • Chemical signaling and pheromone evolution in plethodontid salamanders

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    Palmer, Catherine Anne
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    My dissertation focuses on the evolutionary forces that have shaped the chemical signaling system of plethodontid salamanders. Pheromones mediate two phases of plethodontid reproduction: mate attraction prior to courtship and female persuasion during courtship. Substrate-borne chemical signals are believed to play an important role in mate attraction for these animals....
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    the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology presented on May 28th, 2004 Title: Chemical Signaling

  • Pheromone mechanisms and behavioral strategies for maximizing courtship success in a terrestrial salamander, Plethodon shermani

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    Vaccaro, Elyse A.
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    Darwin devised the evolutionary theory of sexual selection to account for the manifold extravagances of courtship behaviors and displays. Mating interactions represent a major evolutionary process driving the elaboration, vibrancy, and peculiarity of these courtship traits. For my dissertation research, I strived to elucidate the dynamics that constitute the complex...
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    . Endocrinology of animal communication: behavioral. In: Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, pp. 981-989. Oxford

  • Mutual mate choice in a terrestrial salamander, Plethodon shermani, with long-term sperm storage

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    Eddy, Sarah L.
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    Sexual selection can influence the mating system of an organism through multiple mechanisms. These mechanisms result in variation in reproductive success among individuals, and include scramble competition, endurance rivalries, contests, mate choice and cryptic choice, and sperm competition. Understanding the mating system of a species requires the identification of which...
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    assess mates have been studied extensively in the animal kingdom. However, previous studies of

  • Chemical cues and the molecular basis of olfactory chemoreception in caudate amphibians

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    Kiemnec, Karen M.
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    Chemoreception is one of the dominant sensory modalities for many species of salamanders (reviewed in Chapter 2). At least seven of the ten currently recognized salamander families are known to respond to some sort of chemical cue. These responses are as varied as delaying hatching, seeking refuge, or initiating aggressive...
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    receptivity in a terrestrial salamander. Animal Behaviour 73: 315-320. Houck, L. D. and N. L. Reagan