AGGRESSION, TERRITORIALITY, AND MATING-BEHAVIOR IN NORTH-AMERICAN TREEFROGS

被引:187
作者
FELLERS, GM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND, DEPT ZOOL, COLLEGE PK, MD 20742 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0003-3472(79)90131-3
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
I examined the behaviour of Hyla versicolor during four breeding seasons. Calling males are territorial and use the mating call as a cue in maintaining their spacing. Males defend territories using encounter calls and ultimately, fighting. Males that lose vocal interactions or fights sometimes cease calling and remain silent within the territory of other, dominant males. Females approach males at their calling sites, initiate amplexus with a nudge, and remain in amplexus for more than 4 h. Such behaviour occasionally allows subordinate males to obtain use of a calling perch. The behaviour described for H. versicolor is compared with that seen in eight other species of North American Hyla. © 1979.
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