Advertisement calls of two anuran amphibians,Rana tigrina andTomopterna breviceps |
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Authors: | R D Kanamadi C R Hiremath H Schneider |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Zoology, Karnatak University, 580 003 Dharwad, India;(2) Zoologisches Institut, Universitat Bonn, D-5300 Bonn 1, Germany |
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Abstract: | Rana tigrina andTomopterna breviceps occur as sympatric species at Dharwad, India. Sexually mature males produce advertisement calls. The advertisement call of
both the species consist of a number of calls produced in series forming a call group. Each call group ofRana tigrina comprises 10–40 calls, whereas that ofTomopterna breviceps consists 13–141 calls. Each call consists of a pulse group with variable number of pulses which lack pulse interval. Calls
of both the species exhibit similarities in (i) call consisting of series of calls with a pulse group in each call, (ii) absence
of pulse interval within the pulse group, (iii) the amplitude of the first pulse being always small, and (iv) the frequency
spectrum beginning from 200 Hz. Based on the similarities in the spectral features of the calls, it is suggested that the
two species may be closely related to each other. |
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Keywords: | Sympatric species acoustics advertisement call frogs |
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