Mate attraction by male anurans in the presence of traffic noise

Animal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 275-285

  Cunnington, G M ^a   Fahrig, L ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female attraction; Habitat fragmentation; Noise pollution; Road ecology; Road mortality; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FROG; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MATE ATTRACTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; VOCALIZATION;

ANURA; BUFO; BUFO AMERICANUS; HYLA; HYLA VERSICOLOR; RANA CLAMITANS;

EID: 84878427886     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00598.x     Document Type: Article

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