Biological invasions and the acoustic niche: The effect of bullfrog calls on the acoustic signals of white-banded tree frogs

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 714-716

  Both, Camila ^a   Grant, Taran ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Bioacoustics; Brazil; Invasive species; Noise pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CALLING BEHAVIOR; FROG; INVASIVE SPECIES; NOISE POLLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

BRAZIL;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLA ALBOMARGINATA; HYLIDAE; LITHOBATES; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 84866721231     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0412     Document Type: Article

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