The vocal sac as a visual cue in anuran communication: An experimental analysis using video playback

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-58

  Rosenthal, Gil G ^a   Rand, A Stanley ^b   Ryan, Michael J ^b,c  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROG; VISUAL CUE;

ANURA; PHYSALAEMUS; PHYSALAEMUS PUSTULOSUS;

EID: 3042819639     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.07.013     Document Type: Article

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