Chorusing Behaviour in the Lusitanian Toadfish: Should I Match My Neighbours' Calling Rate?

Ethology

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 885-895

  Jordão, Joana M ^a   Fonseca, Paulo J ^a   Amorim, Maria Clara P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FACILITATION; MALE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESEARCH WORK; VOCALIZATION;

ANURA; AVES; BATRACHOIDIDAE; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84864321584     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2012.02078.x     Document Type: Article

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