The importance of breeding vocalizations for mate attraction in a freshwater goby with a composite sound repertoire

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 343-351

  Lugli, M ^a   Pavan, G ^b   Torricelli, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustic orientation; Courtship sounds; Degree of ripeness; Padogobius martensii; Sexual motivation; Sound playback; Spawning sounds

Indexed keywords

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIIDAE; PADOGOBIUS MARTENSII;

EID: 0030464730     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1996.9522907     Document Type: Article

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