The evolution of female mate choice for complex calls in túngara frogs

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1783-1794

  Ron, Santiago R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

advertisement call; Engystomops; female mate choice; Physalaemus; sensory bias; sexual selection; t ngara frog

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COURTSHIP; EVOLUTION; FROG; GOOD GENES HYPOTHESIS; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANURA; PHYSALAEMUS; PHYSALAEMUS PUSTULOSUS;

EID: 56249110567     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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