Male green treefrogs attract mates with loud calls, but new research shows parasites can subtly change those signals.
When ice and snow begin to melt in California's high-elevation waters, male frogs hop into action. Emerging from hibernation, they head to lakes and ponds scattered throughout the area and begin ...
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Temperature affects the quality of male frogs' mating calls: Females can hear the difference
A study from the University of California, Davis, found that temperature affects the sound and quality of male frogs' mating calls. In the colder, early weeks of spring, their songs start off ...
Across the animal kingdom, sound is more than communication—it's a signal of survival and success. From birds and primates to insects, fish, and amphibians, animals broadcast acoustic "advertisements" ...
Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world. Today's question comes from Andy, calling from Dover, New Hampshire. Alejandro Vélez: That is a ...
Seven species of frogs and one toad make the Northland their home. Each lays its eggs in water. Some stay in the water, others go off to live on land for the rest of the year. All give calls and songs ...
A Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) male calls at Washington state's Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Cyril Ruoso, Nature Picture Library When ice and snow begin to melt in California's high ...
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