Leech-Repellent Property of Eastern Red-Spotted Newts, Notophthalmus viridescens
- 10 December 1971
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 174 (4014) , 1144-1146
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.174.4014.1144
Abstract
Eastern red-spotted newts ( Notophthalmus viridescens , Salamandridae) are rarely attacked by leeches. This protection is not shared by related salamandrids or by Ambystoma (Ambystomatidae). Tetrodotoxin is not the repellent. The immunity of Notophthalmus to leech parasitism is probably most significant in its aquatic stages, although the terrestrial efts are also protected.Keywords
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