Advertisemente calls of cuban toads of the genus Bufo (Anura, Bufonidae)
The Bufo peltocephalus group is comprised of ten species of toads from the West Indies. Cuba hosts the highest diversity, with a total of seven endemic species. Adequated acoustic characterization of the vocalizations remained absent for the majority of these species. We offer some natural history d...
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doaj-b1faa8a7283243bfa3b028c6299a8ed72021-01-02T15:48:57ZengUniversidade de São PauloPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology1519-13972003-12-01227582Advertisemente calls of cuban toads of the genus Bufo (Anura, Bufonidae)Roberto AlonsoAriel RodríguezThe Bufo peltocephalus group is comprised of ten species of toads from the West Indies. Cuba hosts the highest diversity, with a total of seven endemic species. Adequated acoustic characterization of the vocalizations remained absent for the majority of these species. We offer some natural history data on their calling behavior, calling/breeding sites and describe the spectral and temporal characteristics of the advertisement call for all seven Cuban toads, five of wich have no been described. The calls of each species differ from the rest in at least two of the examined parameters, particulary in dominant frequency and pulse rate. We observed two basic patterns of amplitude modulation. The first one, emitted from the three largest toad species, is characterized by long calls with trains of complex pulses. The second pattern, typical of the small and the intermediate size species, includes short calls with trains of simple pulses.http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume2/number2/227582.pdfAnuraBufonidaeBufoadvertisement callcallig behaviorCuba |
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Roberto Alonso Ariel Rodríguez Advertisemente calls of cuban toads of the genus Bufo (Anura, Bufonidae) Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology Anura Bufonidae Bufo advertisement call callig behavior Cuba |
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Roberto Alonso Ariel Rodríguez |
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Roberto Alonso |
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Advertisemente calls of cuban toads of the genus Bufo (Anura, Bufonidae) |
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Advertisemente calls of cuban toads of the genus Bufo (Anura, Bufonidae) |
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Advertisemente calls of cuban toads of the genus Bufo (Anura, Bufonidae) |
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Advertisemente calls of cuban toads of the genus Bufo (Anura, Bufonidae) |
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Advertisemente calls of cuban toads of the genus Bufo (Anura, Bufonidae) |
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advertisemente calls of cuban toads of the genus bufo (anura, bufonidae) |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology |
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1519-1397 |
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2003-12-01 |
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The Bufo peltocephalus group is comprised of ten species of toads from the West Indies. Cuba hosts the highest diversity, with a total of seven endemic species. Adequated acoustic characterization of the vocalizations remained absent for the majority of these species. We offer some natural history data on their calling behavior, calling/breeding sites and describe the spectral and temporal characteristics of the advertisement call for all seven Cuban toads, five of wich have no been described. The calls of each species differ from the rest in at least two of the examined parameters, particulary in dominant frequency and pulse rate. We observed two basic patterns of amplitude modulation. The first one, emitted from the three largest toad species, is characterized by long calls with trains of complex pulses. The second pattern, typical of the small and the intermediate size species, includes short calls with trains of simple pulses. |
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Anura Bufonidae Bufo advertisement call callig behavior Cuba |
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http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume2/number2/227582.pdf |
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