Traffic noise affects communication behaviour in a breeding anuran, Hyla arborea

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2023-2031

  Lengagne, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustic interference; Amphibian decline; Anthropogenic noise; Anuran; Road effect; Tree frog

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BREEDING POPULATION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; FROG; NOISE POLLUTION; POPULATION DECLINE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; HYLA ARBOREA; HYLIDAE;

EID: 49149106087     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.05.017     Document Type: Article

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