Competitive calling behavior by male treefrogs, Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1118-1122

  Benedix Jr , J H ^a   Narins, Peter M ^b  

^a DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATING BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; HYLA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 0033579404     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447989     Document Type: Article

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