Phonotaxis in Hyla versicolor (Anura, Hylidae): The effect of absolute call amplitude

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 190, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 869-876

  Beckers, Oliver M ^a   Schul, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Anura; Call amplitude; Motor pattern; Selective phonotaxis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FROGS AND TOADS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUND DETECTION; VOCALIZATION; WALKING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; ANURA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CUES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOUND LOCALIZATION; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; WALKING;

EID: 11244324818     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0542-3     Document Type: Article

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