Stabilizing and directional preferences of female Hyla ebraccata for calls differing in static properties

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1619-1630

  Wollerman, Lori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HYLA EBRACCATA;

EID: 0032102811     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0697     Document Type: Article

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