The response of the male freshwater goby to natural and synthetic male courtship sound playback following exposure to different female sexual stimuli

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-70

  Lugli, M ^a   Pavan, G ^b   Torricelli, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali   (Italy)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustic orientation; Competitive courtship; Frequency modulation; Padogobius martensii; Sexual arousal; Sound interception

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOACOUSTICS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); COURTSHIP; MALE BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIIDAE; PADOGOBIUS MARTENSII; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 2342522125     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2004.9522654     Document Type: Article

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