Mid-frequency suppression in the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea): Mechanisms and implications for the evolution of acoustic communication

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

Volumn 191, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 707-714

  Gerhardt, H Carl ^a   Höbel, Gerlinde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Hyla cinerea; Mid frequency suppression; Sensory bias; Temperature effects; Tone on tone inhibition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; HEARING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANURA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PITCH PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TEMPERATURE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 23944441443     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-005-0626-8     Document Type: Article

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