Visual and acoustic signaling in three species of Brazilian nocturnal tree frogs (anura, hylidae)

dc.contributor.authorToledo, Luís Felipe [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Olivia G. S. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorGuimarães, Lorena D.
dc.contributor.authorLingnau, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorHaddad, Célio F. B. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
dc.contributor.institutionPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:22:29Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:22:29Z
dc.date.issued2007-06-01
dc.description.abstractVisual communication seems to be widespread among nocturnal anurans, however, reports of these behaviors in many Neotropical species are lacking. Therefore, we gathered information collected during several sporadic field expeditions in central and southern Brazil with three nocturnal tree frogs: Aplastodiscus perviridis, Hypsiboas albopunctatus and H. bischoffi. These species displayed various aggressive behaviors, both visual and acoustic, towards other males. For A. perviridis we described arm lifting and leg kicking; for H. albopunctatus we described the advertisement and territorial calls, visual signalizations, including a previously unreported behavior (short leg kicking), and male-male combat; and for H. bischoffi we described the advertisement and fighting calls, toes and fingers trembling, leg lifting, and leg kicking. We speculate about the evolution of some behaviors and concluded that the use of visual signals among Neotropical anurans may be much more common than suggested by the current knowledge. © 2007 Departamento de Ciências Biológicas.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 199, 13506-970, Rio Claro, SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Biologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade Federal de Goiás, Caixa Postal 131, 74001-970, Goiânia, GO
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Herpetologia Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681, 90619-900, Porto Alegre, RS
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 199, 13506-970, Rio Claro, SP
dc.format.extent61-68
dc.identifierhttp://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/table.php?V=6&N=1
dc.identifier.citationPhyllomedusa, v. 6, n. 1, p. 61-68, 2007.
dc.identifier.file2-s2.0-34547568837.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1519-1397
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-34547568837
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/69707
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPhyllomedusa
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.333
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,273
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAgonistic interactions
dc.subjectAnura
dc.subjectAplastodiscus perviridis
dc.subjectHylidae
dc.subjectHypsiboas albopunctatus
dc.subjectHypsiboas bischoffi
dc.subjectPhysical combats
dc.subjectVisual and acoustic signaling
dc.subjectaggression
dc.subjectbehavioral ecology
dc.subjectfrog
dc.subjectsignaling
dc.subjectvisual cue
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectSouth America
dc.titleVisual and acoustic signaling in three species of Brazilian nocturnal tree frogs (anura, hylidae)en
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.lattes0458077399058762[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-7044-5764[5]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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