Vocal acrobatics in a Chinese frog, Amolops tormotus |
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Authors: | Albert S. Feng Peter M. Narins Chun-He Xu |
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Affiliation: | Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA. a-feng@uiuc.edu |
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Abstract: | Although amphibians are highly vocal, they generally emit only a limited number of acoustic communication signals. We report here the extraordinarily rich vocal repertoire of Amolops tormotus, a ranid species in China. These frogs produce countless vocalizations, some of which share features of birdsong or primate calls, e.g., ultrasonic frequency components, multiple upward and downward FM sweeps, and sudden onset and offset of selective harmonic components within a call note. Frame-by-frame video analysis of the frog's calling behavior suggests the presence of two pairs of vocal sacs that may contribute to the remarkable call-note complexity in this species. Electronic supplementary material to this paper can be obtained by using the Springer LINK server located at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-002-0335-x. |
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