Sound source segregation in grey treefrogs: spatial release from masking by the sound of a chorus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 549-558

  Bee, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic communication; cocktail party problem; communication; grey treefrog; Hyla chrysoscelis; receiver psychology; sound source segregation; spatial release from masking; spatial unmasking; vocal communication

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING POPULATION; FROG; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATE CHOICE; MATE RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGY; SONG; TREE;

ANIMALIA; HYLA; HYLA CHRYSOSCELIS;

EID: 34548636938     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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