The energetic basis of acoustic communication

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1686, 2010, Pages 1325-1331

  Gillooly, James F ^a   Ophir, Alexander G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic signalling; Allometry; Animal calls; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ALLOMETRY; AUDITORY CUE; COURTSHIP; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FAUNISTICS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; VOCALIZATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; PISCES; REPTILIA;

EID: 77952280851     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2134     Document Type: Article

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