Territorial vocal behavior in hybrid smooth froglets, Geocrinia laevis complex (Anura: Myobatrachidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-79

  Scroggie, Michael P ^a,b   Littlejohn, Murray J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advertisement call; Encounter call; Geocrinia laevis complex; Hybrid zone; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

FROG; HYBRID ZONE; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION;

ANURA; GEOCRINIA; GEOCRINIA LAEVIS; MYOBATRACHIDAE;

EID: 18044385814     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0894-2     Document Type: Article

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