Males increase call frequency, not intensity, in response to noise, revealing no Lombard effect in the little torrent frog
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4625
Abstract: Abstract Noise is one of the main factors that can influence the processes of sound communication across a wide range of animal groups. Although the effects of ambient noise on animal communication, including anthropogenic noise,… read more here.
Keywords: call frequency; little torrent; noise; torrent frog ... See more keywords
Spatially-mediated call pattern recognition and the cocktail party problem in treefrog choruses: can call frequency differences help during signal overlap?
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DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2018.1443836
Abstract: Abstract Male gray treefrogs, Hyla versicolor, advertise for mates in dense assemblages characterized by high levels of noise and acoustic clutter. In pairwise interactions, males alternate pulsatile advertisement calls and so reduce call overlap to… read more here.
Keywords: call pattern; overlap; call frequency; spatially mediated ... See more keywords