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Tungara Frog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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But here we show that the 'chuck' of the 'whine-chuck' mating call of the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus, is caused by a fibrous mass attached to the ...
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Stan Rand (staff scientist), records frog sounds. ... This male tungara frog was calling to attract a female. The frog-eating bat found him because of his call. Tungara frogs make complex "sexy" calls and less complex "not so sexy" calls.
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In the Túngara Frog, the most detailed and informative single study available of frogs and their reproductive behavior, Michael J. Ryan demonstrates the interplay of sexual and natural selection. ... The Tungara Frog: A Study in Sexual Selection and Communication (Paperback)
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We saw these odd little frogs calling in ponds at night. They've got irregular bumpy skin, short legs, and squat little bodies like toads. They make a distinctive ... This frog was photographed on a herping trip with GreenTracks. Here is a complete list of the species we found on this GreenTracks trip ... Mud-puddle Frog...
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What is a túngara frog? The túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus, is a small frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found from southern Mexico to ...
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Lahanas, P. 1995 The Function of Near Neighbors in Decreasing Call Latency Period by the Túngara Frog, Physalaemus pustulosus. Biotropica 27(2): 262-265. ... Túngara Frog...
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Ryan & Rand (1993) showed the existence of perceptual biases in Tungara frogs (Physalaemus spp.), where, when the 'chuck' portion of the male call of Physalaemus pustulosus (which stimulated one of the female inner ear receptors) was added to the call of other species, such as Physalaemus coloradorum,
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Female túngara frogs and frog-eating bats (Trachops cirrhosus) also prefer complex to simple túngara frog calls. Thus, intended and unintended receivers with different ear morphologies exhibit the same preference for a specific túngara frog call type.
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