Visual signaling and reproductive biology in a nocturnal treefrog, genus Hyla (Anura: Hylidae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 395-406

  Hartmann, Marília T ^a   Hartmann, Paulo A ^a   Haddad, Célio F B ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; FROG; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; VISUAL CUE; VOCALIZATION;

ANURA; HYLA; HYLIDAE;

EID: 12944263532     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538042788933     Document Type: Article

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