Selective phonotaxis by male wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) to the sound of a chorus

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 955-966

  Bee, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal communication; Explosive breeder; Frog chorus; Phonotaxis; Rana sylvatica; Wood frog

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CONSPECIFIC; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROG; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SONG; TAXIS;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 33847758297     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0324-8     Document Type: Article

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