Notes on the Nests and Nesting of the Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander in Tennessee and Virginia
Wood JT and Wood FE. 1955. Notes on the Nests and Nesting of the Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander in Tennessee and Virginia. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science. 30(1):36 - 39
Nesting in the Great Smoky Mountains at 5100 feet occurred in July, near water, and nesting was gregarious. Eggs were not guarded, but in three instances cannibalism was observed.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Wood, John; Wood, Frances
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- amphibians, Animal Studies, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus), Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-01436, Nests & Nesting, salamanders, SER, Southeast Region