The emerging significance of bioacoustics in animal species conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1635-1645

  Laiolo, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Calls; Conservation bioacoustics; Mating systems; Sexual selection; Small populations

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOACOUSTICS; BIRD; FISH; FITNESS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MAMMAL; NOISE POLLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 77954834886     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.03.025     Document Type: Review

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