Evaluating the design of mate-choice experiments: The effect of amplexus on mate choice by female barking treefrogs, Hyla gratiosa

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 881-890

  Murphy, Christopher G ^a,b   Gerhardt, H Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARKING TREEFROG; MATE CHOICE;

HYLA GRATIOSA;

EID: 0029773711     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0092     Document Type: Article

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