The anuran calling repertoire in the light of social context

Autor(es)

Toledo, Luis F. ^[1] ; Martins, Itamar A. ^[2] ; Bruschi, Daniel P. ^[3] ; Passos, Michel A. ^[1] ; Alexandre, Cesar ^[4] ; Haddad, Celio F. B. ^[5]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: ACTA ETHOLOGICA; v. 18, n. 2, p. 87-99, JUN 2015.
• Citações Web of Science: 64

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/51694-7 - Into the heart of an epidemic: a US-Brazil collaboration for integrative studies of the amphibian-killing fungus in Brazil
• Beneficiário: Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 13/50741-7 - Diversidade e conservação dos anfíbios brasileiros
• Beneficiário: Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 06/56007-0 - Comunidades de anfíbios anuros em diferentes gradientes altitudinais na região da Serra da Mantiqueira, SP
• Beneficiário: Itamar Alves Martins
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores
• Processo FAPESP: 10/17464-1 - Citogenética clássica e molecular e análise do DNA mitocondrial no gênero Phyllomedusa (Anura, Hylidae)
• Beneficiário: Daniel Pacheco Bruschi
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 08/50325-5 - Conservação de anfíbios brasileiros: especial enfoque para a Mata Atlântica
• Beneficiário: Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores
• Processo FAPESP: 08/52847-9 - Conservação de anfíbios brasileiros: especial enfoque para a Mata Atlântica
• Beneficiário: Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Jovens Pesquisadores