Vocal behaviour of the frog Eleutherodactylus antillensis on the British Virgin Islands

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 181-188

  Ovaska, Kristiina E ^a   Caldbeck, Jeannine ^a  

^a Renewable Rsrc Consult Serv Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISEMENT CALL; COMMUNICATION; COURTSHIP CALL; TRILL; VOCALIZATION;

VIRGIN ISLANDS;

ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS ANTILLENSIS; PERCIDAE;

EID: 0031194154     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0414     Document Type: Article

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