Traffic noise differentially impacts call types in a Japanese treefrog (Buergeria japonica)

10.4231/1GSD-PZ56

Henry Legett , Ikkyu Aihara , Ryan P. Madden , Ximena E Bernal

03/04/2021

We investigated how the different call types of a Japanese stream breeding treefrog are affected by automobile traffic noise. This noise affected signal types in different ways suggesting some social functions will be disrupted more than others.

acoustic communication anthropogenic noise biological sciences Buergeria japonica frogs Noise noise pollution road effects