Analyzing Acoustic Interactions in Natural Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Choruses

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 274-282

  Simmons, Andrea Megela ^a   Simmons, James A ^b   Bates, Mary E ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advertisement call; auditory scene; bullfrog; chorus; microphone array

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; FROG; SOUND DETECTION; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; RANA CATESBEIANA; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 50849142907     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.122.3.274     Document Type: Article

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