Energetic constraints and steroid hormone correlates of male calling behaviour in the túngara frog

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 397-409

  Marler, C A ^a,b   Ryan, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOUR; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HORMONE; STEROID; TUNGARA FROG;

PHYSALAEMUS PUSTULOSUS;

EID: 0030302406     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05294.x     Document Type: Article

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