Intraspecific variation in laryngeal and ear morphology in male cricket frogs (Acris crepitans)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-67

  McClelland, Blinda E ^a   Wilczynski, Walter ^a   Ryan, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acris crepitans; Auditory; Communication; Ear; Geographic variation; Larynx; Vocalizations

Indexed keywords

ACRIS CREPITANS;

EID: 0031933255     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1997.0176     Document Type: Article

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