Vocalizations of eight species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) with comments on communication in the genus
Copeia
By: R.B. Cocroft, R.W. McDiarmid, A.P. Jaslow, and P.M. Ruiz-Carranza
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Abstract
Vocalizations of frogs of the genus Atelopus include three discrete types of signals: pulsed calls, pure tone calls, and short calls. Repertoire composition is conservative across species. Repertoires of most species whose calls have been recorded contain two or three of these identifiable call types. Within a call type, details of call structure are very similar across species. This apparent lack of divergence in calls may be related to the rarity of sympatry among species of Atelopus and to the relative importance of visual communication in their social interactions.
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Cocroft, R., McDiarmid, R., Jaslow, A., Ruiz-Carranza, P., 1990, Vocalizations of eight species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) with comments on communication in the genus: Copeia, v. 1990, no. 3, p. 631-643, https://doi.org/10.2307/1446581.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Vocalizations of eight species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) with comments on communication in the genus |
| Series title | Copeia |
| DOI | 10.2307/1446581 |
| Volume | 1990 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 13 p. |
| First page | 631 |
| Last page | 643 |