Do temperature and social environment interact to affect call rate in a winter-active frogs (Crinia Signifera)?
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Wong, Bob; Cowling, Ann; Cunningham, Ross; Donnelly, Christine; Cooper, Paul
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Acoustic displays are pervasive and conspicuous forms of sexual advertisement used by animals to attract mates. Evidence suggests that individuals may use environmental cues and/or the presence of other displaying animals to select the best times for display to optimize the chances of mating. Less well-known is how the physical and social environment might interact to affect the actual content of the display itself. We examined the effects of social environment and temperature on calling rate...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Wong, Bob | |
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dc.contributor.author | Cowling, Ann | |
dc.contributor.author | Cunningham, Ross | |
dc.contributor.author | Donnelly, Christine | |
dc.contributor.author | Cooper, Paul | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-13T22:19:46Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1442-9985 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/71985 | |
dc.description.abstract | Acoustic displays are pervasive and conspicuous forms of sexual advertisement used by animals to attract mates. Evidence suggests that individuals may use environmental cues and/or the presence of other displaying animals to select the best times for display to optimize the chances of mating. Less well-known is how the physical and social environment might interact to affect the actual content of the display itself. We examined the effects of social environment and temperature on calling rate in a frog Crinia signifera. We found that both variables interacted to affect call rate but only among continuous callers. Call rate increased with temperature in individuals calling continuously on their own but no relationship was found in frogs calling continuously in the presence of others, either in a duet or in a group calling situation. We suggest that the temperature sensitivity of calling rate in frogs could depend on the social environment of the caller. As such, we suggest caution in generalizing about the way temperature affects calling rates in frogs and encourage greater consideration of how physical and social environments might interact to influence the signal content of acoustic displays. | |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Science Asia | |
dc.source | Austral Ecology | |
dc.subject | Keywords: calling behavior; frog; social behavior; temperature; Amphibia; Animalia; Anura; Crinia; Myobatrachidae; Reptilia Male-male competition; Myobatrachidae; Social environment; Temperature | |
dc.title | Do temperature and social environment interact to affect call rate in a winter-active frogs (Crinia Signifera)? | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.description.refereed | Yes | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 29 | |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060601 - Animal Physiology - Biophysics | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | MigratedxPub2989 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Wong, Bob, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Cowling, Ann, Administrative Division, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Cunningham, Ross, Administrative Division, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Donnelly, Christine, Administrative Division, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Cooper, Paul, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 2 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 209 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 214 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2004.01338.x | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-11T07:50:13Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-2342541689 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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