Breeding behavior of the leaf-frog Phyllomedusa burmeisteri (Anura: Hylidae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-135

  Abrunhosa, Patrícia ^a   Wogel, Henrique ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COURTSHIP; FROG; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; CENTROLENIDAE; HYLIDAE; PHYLLOMEDUSA; PHYLLOMEDUSA BURMEISTERI;

EID: 3543080401     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538041231157     Document Type: Article

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