Comparison between release vocalizations emitted during artificial and conspecific amplexus in Bufo americanus

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 1999, Pages 506-508

  Leary, Christopher J ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFO AMERICANUS; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 0033532071     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447500     Document Type: Article

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