Why animal communication displays are so complex and how they have evolved are active
foci of research with a long and rich history. Progress towards an evolutionary analysis of …

Fishes communicate acoustically under ecological constraints which may modify or hinder
signal transmission and detection and may also be risky. This makes it important to know if …

Vocalizations of anuran amphibians have received much attention in studies of behavioral
ecology and physiology, but also provide informative characters for identifying and …

Though it has long been known that animal communication is complex, recent years have
seen growing interest in understanding the extent to which animals give multicomponent …

It has been 25 years since the formalization of the Sensory Drive hypothesis was published
in the American Naturalist (1992). Since then, there has been an explosion of research …

Anthropogenic noise is widespread in nature and has been shown to produce a plethora of
impacts on wildlife. Sounds play a fundamental role in the lives of amphibians, with species …

This chapter describes the effects of noise on animals in terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Potential adverse effects cover a range of behavioral changes and physiological responses …

Undeniably, acoustic signals are the predominant mode of communication in frogs and
toads. Acoustically active species are found throughout the vast diversity of anuran families …

Many animals use multimodal (both visual and acoustic) components in courtship signals.
The acoustic communication of anuran amphibians can be masked by the presence of …

Zhao et al. recently reported results which, they claim, suggest that sexual selection
produces the multimodal displays seen in little torrent frogs (Amolops torrentis) by co-opting …