Pure ultrasonic communication in an endemic Bornean frog.

Huia cavitympanum, an endemic Bornean frog, is the first amphibian species known to emit exclusively ultrasonic (i.e., >20 kHz) vocal signals. To test the hypothesis that these frogs use purely ultrasonic vocalizations for intraspecific communication, we performed playback experiments with male f...

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Main Authors: Victoria S Arch, T Ulmar Grafe, Marcos Gridi-Papp, Peter M Narins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2671607?pdf=render