Bio-sketches and partitioning of sympatric reed frogs, genus Hyperolius (Amphibia; Hyperoliidae), in two humid tropical African forest regions

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1969-1997

  Lotters S ^a   Schick, S ^a   Scheelke, K ^a   Teege, P ^a   Kosuch, J ^a   Rotich, D ^b   Veith, M ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Afrotropics; Anura; Behavioural traits; Bioacoustics; Gabon; Kenya; Molecular taxonomy; Niche divergence; Species diagnoses; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; SYMPATRY; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYPEROLIIDAE; HYPEROLIUS; HYPEROLIUS CINNAMOMEOVENTRIS; HYPEROLIUS KIVUENSIS; HYPEROLIUS LATERALIS; HYPEROLIUS PARDALIS; HYPEROLIUS VIRIDIFLAVUS; KAKAMEGA; OLIGACANTHORHYNCHUS; PHRAGMITES; REPTILIA; TUBERCULATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2942618716     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930310001613584     Document Type: Article

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