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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

The anuran calling repertoire in the light of social context

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Author(s):
Toledo, Luis F. [1] ; Martins, Itamar A. [2] ; Bruschi, Daniel P. [3] ; Passos, Michel A. [1] ; Alexandre, Cesar [4] ; Haddad, Celio F. B. [5]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Lab Historia Nat Anfibios Brasileiros LaHNAB, Dept Biol Anim, Inst Biol, BR-13083863 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Taubate, Lab Zool, IBB, BR-12030180 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Estrutural & Func, Inst Biol, BR-13083863 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Vale do Paraiba, BR-12244000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[5] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool, Inst Biociencias, BR-13506970 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Review article
Source: ACTA ETHOLOGICA; v. 18, n. 2, p. 87-99, JUN 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 64
Abstract

Frogs are immediately associated to their conspicuous vocalizations emitted during the breeding season. Therefore, many scientists were inspired to study their acoustic communication. Nowadays, many types of calls are described and we felt the need of reviewing the terminology currently and historically applied. As a result, we proposed the classification of anuran vocalization into three major categories: reproductive, aggressive, and defensive calls. These categories are subdivided according to the social context of emission mostly reflecting also acoustic differences among call types. Some call types are here proposed to be synonymies of the mostly used and inclusive terms. We also suggest terminologies for basic bioacoustical analyses, mostly applied in call descriptions. Furthermore, we present cases of complex calls, including call gradation. Finally, based on novel data (such as an unusual case of juvenile vocalizations), we discuss situations in which it is difficult to classify call types, reflecting the need of experimental studies. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/51694-7 - Into the heart of an epidemic: a US-Brazil collaboration for integrative studies of the amphibian-killing fungus in Brazil
Grantee:Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/50741-7 - Diversity and conservation of Brazilian amphibians
Grantee:Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 10/17464-1 - Classical and molecular cytogenetic and mitochondrial DNA analysis in the genus Phyllomedusa (Anura, Hylidae)
Grantee:Daniel Pacheco Bruschi
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 08/50325-5 - Conservation of Brazilian amphibians: a special focus on the Mata Atlântica
Grantee:Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants