Ecology and taxonomy-driven deviations in the frog call-body size relationship across the diverse Australian frog fauna

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 278, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-41

  Hoskin, C J ^a,b   James, S ^b   Grigg, G C ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body size; Dominant frequency; Environmental noise; Frog call; Signal evolution; Stream habitat

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING; CALLING BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE; FROG; TAXONOMY;

ANURA; HYLIDAE; MYOBATRACHIDAE;

EID: 65249104090     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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