Sounds of North American frogs : [the biological significance of voice in frogs].

Author
Bogert, Charles M. (Charles Mitchill), 1908-1992 [Browse]
Format
Audio
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways, ℗1998.
Description
1 audio disc (55 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

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    Summary note
    "This classic of both biological fieldwork and natural sound recordings, originally released by Folkways in 1958, presents 57 species of frogs and toads on 92 tracks, digitally remastered from the original master tapes"--Container.
    Notes
    • Smithsonian Folkways : SF 45060 (on container: SF CD 45060).
    • Reissue of Folkways 6166.
    Bibliographic references
    Notes by the author, including Bibliography ([20] p.) inserted in container.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    Conceived, narrated, and documented, with field recordings, by Charles M. Bogert, with the cooperation of the American Museum of Natural History.
    Contents
    • Introduction of mating calls
    • Mating calls as isolation mechanisms
    • Taxonomic levels and voice differences
    • Sounds produced under special conditions
    • Pitch in relation to body size
    • Diversity in mating calls
    • Sample chorus.
    Other title(s)
    Biological significance of voice in frogs
    Publisher no.
    • SF 45060
    • SF CD 45060
    LCCN
    2006651005
    OCLC
    40072964
    Universal Product Code
    • 093074506028
    • 9307450602
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