Visual communication, reproductive behavior, and home range of Hylodes dactylocinus (Anura, Leptodactylidae)

Phyllomedusa

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-158

  Narvaes, Patrícia ^a   Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anura; Atlantic Forest; Home range; Hylodes dactylocinus; Hylodinae; Leptodactylidae; Reproductive behavior; Southeastern Brazil; Visual communication

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; FROG; HOME RANGE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SIGNALING; VISUAL CUE;

ANURA; CYCLORAMPHINAE; HYLODES DACTYLOCINUS; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 29944442718     PISSN: 15191397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v4i2p147-158     Document Type: Article

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