Call repertoire of an Australian treefrog, Litoria adelaidensis (Anura, Hylidae)

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 91-95

  Smith, M J ^a   Roberts, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Advertisement call; Frog; Hylidae; Litoria adelaidensis; Vocal repertoire

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; VOCALIZATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; LITORIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 1142290111     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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