The vocal repertoire of Pseudophilautus kani, a shrub frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats of India

Bioacoustics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-85

  Bee, Mark A ^a   Suyesh, Robin ^b   Biju, S D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Anura; Communication; Pseudophilautus; Repertoire; Rhacophorid; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RHACOPHORIDAE;

EID: 84873976392     PISSN: 09524622     EISSN: 21650586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2012.712750     Document Type: Article

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