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1 March 2015 Extended Vocal Repertoire in Hypsiboas punctatus (Anura: Hylidae)
Andrés E. Brunetti, Carlos Taboada, Julián Faivovich
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Abstract

Male Hypsiboas punctatus emit seven different types of calls: three consist of repeated trains of notes, and four are single-note calls with frequency modulation. Behavioral observations allowed assigning the calls to specific functions: (1) and (2) advertisement calls (short and long duration), (3) territorial signaling, (4) courtship interactions, (5)–(7) aggressive interactions (aggressive, fighting, and release calls). All calls consist of a single note and possess harmonic structure. The harmonic structure from the advertisement call suggests a missing fundamental frequency. Advertisement calls exhibit inter- and intraindividual variation in the dominant frequency. Our results indicate that previous comparisons among vocalizations of H. punctatus were based on different types of calls.

Andrés E. Brunetti, Carlos Taboada, and Julián Faivovich "Extended Vocal Repertoire in Hypsiboas punctatus (Anura: Hylidae)," Journal of Herpetology 49(1), 46-52, (1 March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1670/13-206
Accepted: 1 May 2014; Published: 1 March 2015
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