Sophisticated Communication in the Brazilian Torrent Frog Hylodes japi

FP de Sa, J Zina, CFB Haddad - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Intraspecific communication in frogs plays an important role in the recognition of
conspecifics in general and of potential rivals or mates in particular and therefore with …

Visual signals are not performed more frequently by nocturnal treefrogs in naturally noisier environments

R Furtado, SP Santos, F Nomura - South American Journal of Herpetology, 2023 - BioOne
Natural selection favors signals that maximize information transfer relative to background
noise, reducing signal and/or information degradation. When background interference is …

Aspectos eco-evolutivos da sinalização visual na comunicação intraespecífica de anfíbios anuros

RF Souza - 2019 - lume.ufrgs.br
Em anuros, a sinalização visual é principalmente relacionada ao hábito diurno, à
reprodução em ambientes ruidosos (que podem reduzir a eficiência dos sinais acústicos) e …

Association of Male Inguinal Patch Size with Mate Assortment in the Kihansi Spray Toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis

AD Shuter, MH Parsons… - Journal of Herpetology, 2016 - meridian.allenpress.com
Nectophrynoides asperginis (Bufonidae) is a small toad endemic to the spray zone of the
Kihansi River waterfall in Tanzania, Africa. This species was declared extinct-in-the-wild by …