Are leaders good mates? A study of call timing and male quality in a chorus situation

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1487-1495

  Richardson, Christina ^a   Lena, Jean Paul ^a   Joly, Pierre ^a   Lengagne, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

acoustic communication; anuran; call timing; chorus; European treefrog; Hyla arborea; mate choice; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CALLING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FROG; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNALING;

HEXAPODA; HYLA ARBOREA;

EID: 53549085134     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.06.019     Document Type: Article

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