Individual variation in male vocal traits and female mating preferences in Bufo americanus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1165-1179

  Howard, R D ^a   Young, J R ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN TOAD; CALLING BEHAVIOUR; MATING BEHAVIOUR; PLAYBACK EXPERIMENT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS;

EID: 0032078798     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0683     Document Type: Article

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