Magnetic compass orientation in larval Iberian green frogs, Pelophylax perezi

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 474-479

  Diego Rasilla, Francisco J ^a   Phillips, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; TOAD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANURA; PELOPHYLAX; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PEREZI;

EID: 34247149391     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01334.x     Document Type: Article

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