The effects of spatially separated call components on phonotaxis in túngara frogs: Evidence for auditory grouping

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 181-188

  Farris, Hamilton E ^a,c   Rand, A Stanley ^b   Ryan, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HLTH SCI C   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Auditory stream analysis; Calling song; Chorus; Cocktail party effect; Frog; Mate choice; Phonotaxis; Spatial masking; T ngara

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FROG; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; SOUND; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; ANURA; CUES; FEMALE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; PHYSALAEMUS PUSTULOSUS;

EID: 0036974618     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065937     Document Type: Article

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