Acoustic difference in advertisement calls among two sympatric Boulenophrys species: A confirmatory case to acoustic niche hypothesis and morphological constraint hypothesis
Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(4)
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2024
In
anurans,
acoustic
communication
is
the
most
important
form
of
at
interspecific
and
intraspecific
levels.
Acoustic
diagnostic
features
may
be
a
potential
alternative
to
morphometric
molecular
diagnostics.
Here,
we
assessed
variations
in
advertisement
calls
between
two
sympatric
species,
Язык: Английский
The advertisement call of Leptobrachella dushanensis (Anura, Megophryidae)
Herpetozoa,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
37, С. 373 - 378
Опубликована: Дек. 2, 2024
We
describe
the
advertisement
call
of
Dushan
Leaf
Litter
Toad,
Leptobrachella
dushanensis
,
based
on
recordings
obtained
from
three
individuals
its
type
locality.
The
L.
consists
a
single
note
with
dominant
frequency
4.84–4.91
kHz.
Furthermore,
we
compare
differences
in
calls
between
and
sister
species,
dong
.
can
be
clearly
distinguished.
Our
findings
provide
bioacoustic
evidence
supporting
taxonomic
status
basic
data
for
future
behavioral
ecological
studies
Язык: Английский