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subject: eavesdroppers creator: Ximena E Bernal, 0000-0001-6155-5980

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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 ORCID logo , Viktor Baranov , Ximena E Bernal ORCID logo

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

Synchronized mating signals in a communication network: the challenge of avoiding predators while attracting mates

10.4231/SKRQ-CN44

Henry Legett , Rachel A Page , Ximena E Bernal ORCID logo

03/04/2021

We investigate how signal synchronization is shaped by natural and sexual selection in two frog species. Our results show that synchronization reduces exposure to eavesdroppers and relaxed selection by females is likely important.

acoustic communication biological sciences communi eavesdroppers relaxed selection synchrony

Prey exploits the auditory illusions of eavesdropping predators

10.4231/TYHF-XJ20

Claire T Hemingway , Henry D Legett ORCID logo , Ximena E Bernal ORCID logo

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

The dual benefits of synchronized mating signals in a Japanese treefrog

10.4231/J9RZ-QF79

Henry Legett , Ikkyu Aihara , Ximena E Bernal ORCID logo

03/04/2021

We investigated two non-mutually exclusive hypotheses: 1) beacon effect and 2) eavesdropper avoidance. We found that synchronized signalling both increasing attraction of females to the chorus and reducing eavesdropper attacks.

acoustic communication beacon effect biological sciences eavesdroppers predator avoidance relaxed selection synchrony

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