Patterns of vocal interactions in a bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) chorus: Preferential responding to far neighbors

Ethology

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 701-712

  Boatright Horowitz, Su L ^b   Horowitz, Seth S ^b   Simmons, Andrea M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; VOCALIZATION;

RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0033861432     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2000.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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