Sexual dimorphism and species differences in the neurophysiology and morphology of the acoustic communication system of two neotropical hylids

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 451-462

  McClelland, Blinda E ^a   Wilczynski, Walter ^a   Rand, A Stanley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Auditory; Ear; Larynx; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EAR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; LARYNX; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOCALIZATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; EAR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD; LARYNX; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; HYLA EBRACCATA; HYLA MICROCEPHALA; HYLIDAE; MICROCEPHALA;

EID: 0031149839     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050062     Document Type: Article

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