Individual male calling pattern and male mating success in the European treefrog (Hyla arborea): Is there evidence for directional or stabilizing selection on male calling behaviour?

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 116-126

  Friedl, Thomas W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; MATING SUCCESS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLA; HYLA ARBOREA; HYLIDAE;

EID: 33645026828     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2005.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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