Behavioural Ecology Bielefeld (@behavecobie.bsky.social)

Ever wondered if the habitat also influences the way individuals smell? In our latest paper we found that fire salamander larvae show habitat specific chemical fingerprints. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Fire salamander larvae show habitat type-specific surface chemical fingerprints - Chemoecology In a fire salamander population near Bonn, Germany, fire salamander females use two different habitats for larval deposition, i.e. ponds or streams. As it is known that females can discriminate betwee... https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00049-025-00430-z