Sexual reproduction and the exchange of genetic information are essential biological
processes for species across all branches of the tree of life. Over the last four decades …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Chemosignals and Reproduction”. Chemical cues
were probably the first cues ever used to communicate and are still ubiquitous among living …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Phylogenetic relationships of members of the salamander family Salamandridae were
examined using complete mitochondrial genomes collected from 42 species representing all …

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-
edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and …

II. Vicariant Species Formation E. Estimates of Amphibian Species Diversity A. Dichopatric
versus Peripatric V. Correlates, Radiation Trajectories and B. Gene Flow, Dispersal and …

Copulation can involve the wounding of the mating partner by specialised devices. This type
of mating, which we term traumatic mating, has been regarded as exceptional. Its …

This selective review considers herpetological papers that feature the use of chemical cues,
particularly pheromones involved in reproductive interactions between potential mates …

The monophyly of European newts of the genus Triturus within the family Salamandridae
has for decades rested on presumably homologous behavioral and morphological …

Mechanisms and processes of ecologically driven adaptive speciation are best studied in
natural situations where the splitting process is still occurring, ie before complete …