Plasticity of aggressive signalling and its evolution in male spring peepers, Pseudacris crucifer

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1223-1234

  Marshall, Vincent T ^a   Humfeld, Sarah C ^a   Bee, Mark A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CALLING BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; PLASTICITY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANURA; HEXAPODA; HYLIDAE; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER;

EID: 0038460199     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2134     Document Type: Article

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