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

Creator:

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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Dissertation

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Meese, Lisa Baker, Jake Chewning, Rebecca Noland, Ellen Cooney, Jamie Thompson, Alice Chatham, Rose
Chemical cues and the molecular basis of olfactory chemoreception in caudate amphibians

Creator:

Kiemnec, Karen M.

Abstract:

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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Dissertation

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Chapters 3 and 6. Pamela and Richard Feldhoff purified the pheromones used for the behavioral trials and