Synchronized interdigitated calling in the Kuvangu running frog, Kassina kuvangensis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 127-136

  Grafe, T Ulmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; MALE; SYNCHRONY;

ANURA; KASSINA; KASSINA KUVANGENSIS;

EID: 0041311212     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2173     Document Type: Article

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