Vocal repertoire and effect of advertisement call intensity on calling behaviour in the West African tree frog, Leptopelis viridis

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-23

  Grafe, T Ulmar ^a   Steffen, Jan O ^a   Stoll, Carolin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; VOCALIZATION;

AFRICA; COMOE NATIONAL PARK; IVORY COAST;

ANURA; HYLIDAE; LEPTOPELIS;

EID: 0034023595     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853800507246     Document Type: Article

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