The Role of the Native Pond Odor in Orientation of the Green Toad (Bufo viridis Laur.) Youngs-of-the-Year

V. V. Shakhparonov, S. V. Ogurtsov

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toadlets; orientation; native pond odor; buffer zone; periods of learning

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2005-12-0-209-212

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