Salamander courtship has been the subject of several recent reviews (Joly 1966; Organ and
Organ 1968; Salthe 1967; Salthe and Mecham 1974). These reviews introduce the reader to …

The way in which amphibians respond to the geophysical changes brought about by the
lunar synodic cycle is a neglected area of their ecology, but one which has recently …

Cybernetics, a science concerned with understanding how systems are regulated, has
reflected the preoccupations of the century in which it was born. Regulation is important in …

Courtship behavior and♂‐♂ interactions in the salamanders Ambystoma maculatum,
Ambystoma tigrinum and Plethodon jordani were investigated with the aim of determining …

Salamanders are subject to misconceptions even among vertebrate zoologists and
physiologists. They are often said to exist only in northern temperate zones, being bound to …

Petrie (1988) argued that structures important in displaying competitive ability between
individuals should be developed in a positively allometric manner in species where large …

After metamorphosis, smooth or common newts (Triturus vulgaris vulgaris [Linn]) disperse
on land, where they live as juveniles before returning to the water as breeding adults. The …

In some species, females sequentially mate with different males within a single mating
period, store sperm until the eggs are eventually fertilized, and gain no other resources from …

A full understanding of a biological system requires parallel consideration of both the form
and the function of that system. This basic approach, the essence of post-Darwinian biology …

In animal communication, signallers and recipients are typically different: each signal is
given by one subset of individuals (members of the same age, sex, or social rank) and …