Acoustic competition in male midwife toads Alytes obstetricans and Alytes cisternasii: Response to neighbor size and calling rate. Implications for female choice

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 841-855

  Bosch, J ^a   Marquez R ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOUR; CALLING RATE; COMPETITION; MALE BEHAVIOUR; MATE CHOICE; MIDWIFE TOAD; NEIGHBOUR SIZE;

ALYTES CISTERNASII; ALYTES OBSTETRICANS; ALYTES OBSTETRICIANS;

EID: 0030303388     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01205.x     Document Type: Article

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