Acoustical interference in the advertisement calls of the midwife toads (alytes obstetricans and alytes cisternasii)

Behaviour

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 249-263

  Bosch, Jaime ^a   Márquez, Rafael ^a,b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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EID: 0039003830     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853900502060     Document Type: Article

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