Vertical stratification in an acoustically communicating ensiferan assemblage of a tropical evergreen forest in southern India

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 479-486

  Diwakar, Swati ^a   Balakrishnan, Rohini ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Crickets; Ensifera; Katydids; Kudremukh

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; CRICKET; EVERGREEN FOREST; STRATIFICATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; KUDREMUKH NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH ASIA;

GRYLLIDAE; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 34347374113     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407004208     Document Type: Article

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