The challenge of finding a high-quality male: A treefrog solution based on female assessment of male calls

Behaviour

Volumn 147, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 1737-1752

  Richardson, Christina ^a   Joly, Pierre ^a   Léna, Jean Paul ^a   Plénet, Sandrine ^a   Lengagne, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

chorus; Hyla arborea; mate choice; multiple signals; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

HYLA ARBOREA;

EID: 78649606182     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/000579510X530221     Document Type: Article

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