Call structure may affect male mating success in the quacking frog Crinia georrgiana (Anura: Myobatrachidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 221-226

  Smith, Michael J ^a   Roberts, J Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advertisement call; Frogs; Mating success; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; MATING SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; VOCALIZATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CRINIA; CRINIA GEORGIANA; MYOBATRACHIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 0038683354     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0563-2     Document Type: Article

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