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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.)

Treefrogs with distinct advertisement calls produce similar territorial signals

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Author(s):
Freitas, Mariane de Oliveira [1, 2] ; Toledo, Luis Felipe [1]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Lab Hist Nat Anfibios Brasileiros LaHNAB, Campinas - Brazil
[2] Inst Biol, Programa Posgrad Biol Anim, Campinas - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING; v. 30, n. 4, p. 389-401, JUL 4 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

The advertisement call contains important spectral and temporal information for species-specific recognition and is generally related to sexual attraction. On the other hand, the territorial call is emitted to defend a specific territory from conspecifics or heterospecifics. Therefore, we hypothesised that the territorial call of sympatric and close related species is more similar to each other (as a result of convergence or lack of divergence) than their advertisement calls. In order to test this hypothesis, we examined the territorial and advertisement calls of five anuran species of the genusScinax. These species are sympatric and two of them were previously observed displaying heterospecific territorial communication. We redescribed the advertisement and territorial calls of these five species, compared them with cluster analyses and found that acoustic characteristics of the territorial calls were more similar to each other than that of their advertisement calls. These results could be indicative of a convergent selective pressure for the territorial call in opposite to a divergent selective pressure for the advertisement call. This pattern may be more widespread than reported and future directions are proposed. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 19/18335-5 - Passive air transportation of an amphibian lethal pathogen in high elevation sites: practical applications for protected areas conservation in the State of São Paulo
Grantee:Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 16/25358-3 - The chytrid fungus: from its origins to its consequences
Grantee:Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants