Influence of burrow acoustics on sound reception by frogs Eupsophus (Leptodactylidae)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 255-263

  Penna, Mario ^a,b   Solís, Rigoberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BATRACHYLA ANTARTANDICA; EUPSOPHUS EMILIOPUGINI;

EID: 0030023313     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0026     Document Type: Article

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