The mechanisms of sexual selection in a lek-breeding anuran, Hyla intermedia

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 213-224

  Castellano, Sergio ^a   Zanollo, Valeria ^a   Marconi, Valentina ^a   Berto, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

endurance rivalry; female choice; Hyla intermedia; lek; mating success; sexual selection; treefrog

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; CALLING BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FROG; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANURA; HYLA INTERMEDIA;

EID: 57449090414     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.08.035     Document Type: Article

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