Frog call intensities and sound propagation in the South American temperate forest region

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 371-381

  Penna, Mario ^a   Solís, Rigoberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anurans; Frog calls; Sound propagation; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

CALLING INTENSITY; COMMUNICATION; FOREST; FROG; SOUND PROPAGATION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

BATRACHYLA ANTARTANDICA; BATRACHYLA LEPTOPUS; EUPSOPHUS EMILIOPUGINI; HYLORINA SYLVATICA; PLEURODEMA THAUL;

EID: 0031809640     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050452     Document Type: Article

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