creator: Henry D Legett, 0000-0001-9005-8641 date: 2021
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Seasonal variation in abundance and diversity of eavesdropping frog‐biting midges (Diptera, Corethrellidae) in a neotropical rainforest
10.4231/E00F-VE65
Henry D Legett
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Viktor Baranov
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Ximena E Bernal
04/28/2021
We investigated the seasonal interaction among a specialized eavesdropping, frog-biting midges (Corethrella spp.), and their anuran hosts. Overall abundance of midges decreased in the dry season with little differences in abundance of species.
acoustic communication biological sciences eavesdroppers Engystomops pustulosus frog-biting midges phenology Smilisca sila tropical seasonality
Prey exploits the auditory illusions of eavesdropping predators
10.4231/TYHF-XJ20
Claire T Hemingway
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Henry D Legett
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Ximena E Bernal
03/04/2021
We show that male tree frogs reduce their attractiveness to eavesdropping enemies (bats and midges) by overlapping their calls at near-perfect synchrony with the calls of neighboring conspecifics taking advantage of an auditory illusion.
animal communication biological sciences communication network eavesdroppers illusion sensory exploitation synchrony
Signal synchrony and alternation among neighbor males in a Japanese Stream Breeding Treefrog, Buergeria japonica
10.4231/7M5G-FZ96
Henry D Legett
,
Ikkyu Aihara
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Ximena E Bernal
03/04/2021
We examined call timing strategies of the Ryukyu Kajika frog showing variation in temporal signaling strategies within a species with a call type that is synchronized with neighbors and another one that is produced alternating.
acoustic communication animal communication biological sciences Buergeria japonica call timing synchronized signals synchrony
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