Chorus tenure and estimates of population size of male European tree frogs Hyla arborea: Implications for conservation

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 437-444

  Grafe, T Ulmar ^a   Meuche, Ivonne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE ATTRACTION; MATING SUCCESS;

ANURA; HYLA ARBOREA;

EID: 33745942788     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853805774806269     Document Type: Article

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