Escalated aggressive behaviour and facultative parental care in the nest building gladiator frog, Hyla faber

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-73

  Martins, Marcio ^a,d   Pombal Jr , José P ^b   Haddad, Célio F B ^a,c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HYLA; HYLA FABER;

AGGRESSION; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOUR; CALLING; GLADIATOR FROG; NEST BUILDING; PARENTAL CARE;

BRAZIL, SAO PAULO STATE, CAMPINAS; BRAZIL, SAO PAULO STATE, RIBEIRAO BRANCO;

EID: 0031868169     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853898X00331     Document Type: Article

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