Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and seasonally flooded agricultural land references. Chorusing males of the neotropical treefrog, hyla microcephala, call in distinct bouts punc tuated by periods of silence, known as unison bout singing. We investigated the calling energetics of hyla microcephala, a neotropical treefrog with an unusually complex vocal repertoire. The vocal communication of hyla microcephala was studied in central. Dendropsophus microcephalus cope 1886 article pdf available. Male calling behavior, female discrimination and acoustic.
Intra and interspecific vocal behavior of the neotropical treefrog hyla microcephala joshua j. Hyla microcephala males use both single and multinote advertisement and aggressive calls. Vocalizations of hyla werneri anura, hylidae in southern brazil. I studied calling behavior of males of hyla microcephala in nature by using an interactive. Male calling behavior and female choice in the neotropical. Wells biological sciences group, the university of connecticut, storrs, connecticut 06268, u. A new species, attributed to the group of hyla microcephala cope, 1886, is described. Calling energetics of a neotropical treefrog, hyla. Intra and interspecific vocal behavior of the neotropical treefrog hyla microcephala pp. Details middle american frogs of the hyla microcephala. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Chorusing males of the neotropical treefrog hyla microcephala call in distinct bouts punctuated by periods of silence, a pattern known as unison bout singing. Thermal relationships and exercise physiology in anuran. Middle american frogs of the hyla microcephala group.
A new species of minute hyla from the southwestern amazon basin amphibia, anura, hylidae article pdf available in studies on neotropical fauna and environment august 2001. The three species have calls exhibiting broad fre quency overlap and. Liatris microcephala is a small, upright, clumpforming perennial which is native to the southern appalachian mountains and which typically grows to only 2 tall. I studied calling behavior of males of hyla microcephala in nature by using an interactive computerbased system that allowed me to simulate call interruptions by a number of males. The importance of spectral and temporal properties in. Hyla ebraccata males reduce their calling rates and proportion of multinote calls when exposed to choruses of h.
Female choice and plasticity of male calling behaviour in. Ebfinder middle american frogs of the hyla microcephala group download pdf epub kindle. Pdf description of a small tree frog, genus hyla anura, hylidae. We investigated the calling energetics of hyla microcephala, a neotropical treefrog with an unusually complex vocal. Abstract the effect of stimulus call complexity and calling rate on the vocal responses of males and female mate choice was studied in hyla microcephala in. Pdf a new species of minute hyla from the southwestern. Anuran choruses are acoustically complex assemblages of calling males. We studied frog assemblages in a gradient of forest modification in a humid area of costa rica, where the primary forest has been. Middle american frogs of the hyla microcephala group duellman, william e. Ebfinder middle american frogs of the hyla microcephala group. Taylors yellow treefrog is a species of frog in the family hylidae. Chromosomal differentiation of hyla nana and hyla sanborni. Features terminal spikes of sessile, rounded, fluffy, deep rosepurple flower heads each to 34 across appearing atop multiple, erect, leafy flower stalks arising from basal tufts of narrow, grasslike.
Herein, we describe the vocal repertoire of hyla werneri. The formal study of the thermal biology of vertebrate ectotherms as a field of research was greatly influenced by a seminal paper by cowles and bogert 1944, who set the basis for our current understanding of lizard thermoregulation. Chorusing males of the neotropical treefrog, hyla microcephala, call in distinct bouts punctuated by periods of silence, known as unison bout singing. It is a stoloniferous spreader that is noted for having green stems clad with broadovate to triangularovate green leaves to 24 long, each leaf being decorated with a lighter. The eggs and larvae are also described and some ecological information is added.
Little is known about the behavior of males or females in such natural sound environments. Its natural habitats are lowland dry tropical forests. The new species is the only andean species in a complex of small hyla having. Hyla microcephala males often call at a very high rate in choruses, and individuals can produce over 6000 notes an hour. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Intra and interspecific vocal behavior of the neotropical. Schwartzmale calling behavior and female choice in the neotropical treefrog hyla microcephala.
The function of call alternation in anuran amphibians. It is endemic to mexico and occurs on the pacific slopes of southwestern mexico in jalisco, guerrero, and oaxaca. Description of a small tree frog, genus hyla, from humid andean slopes of bolivia. A new hylid frog from eastern mexico university of kansas publication, vol 1, no 15 taylor, edward h. Loss of tropical forests is a major cause of biodiversity loss worldwide. Both scinax boulengeri and scinax rubra had lower crosscorrelation coefficients than most other species in the forest environment at a height of 1. Colosthesus flotata and hyla microcephala had lower crosscorrelation coefficients than most other species in all four transmission locations. Microcephala is a genus of asian flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family species.
It is found only on the italian island of sardinia. Please choose whether or not you want other users to be able to see on your profile that this library is a favorite of yours. Morphological characters and advertisement call of hyla joannae spec. The importance of spectral and temporal properties in species and. I also monitored the calling behavior of groups of. Dendropsophus microcephalus calling microcephalw conservation status. The new species is mainly characterized by smooth dorsal skin with few minute scattered tubercles, presence of a tympanic annulus, lack of tarsal folds, a brown dorsum with irregular longitudinal dark brown stripes, a broad dark brown lateral stripe extending to loreal region, and advertisement. Another new species of small hyla anura, hylidae from. The advertisement call was the most frequent vocalization, with one to 23 notes.
Irkutsk, kazakhstan, uzbekistan, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan, turkmenistan, xinjiang microcephala subglobosa krasch. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital hylx, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Specimens of hyla nana and hyla sanborni from a syntopic population were studied cytogenetically. It breeds during the rainy season when it is commonly found in temporary ponds. Although drastic modification of the habitat has been shown to negatively affect amphibians, we are far from a complete understanding of the response of amphibian communities to deforestation. Its natural habitat is mediterraneantype shrubby vegetation. Also known by the common names dwarf blazing star and small headed gayfeather.
Aggressive call introductory notes are more variable and have. Subsequent classical papers such as bogerts 1949 further elucidated the nature of thermoregulation in reptiles, particularly those from desert. Schwartz division of biological sciences, university of missouri, columbia, mo 65211, usa received june 12, 1992 accepted in revised form february 18, 1993 summary. American society of ichthyologists and herpetologists asih.
Neotropical hylid frogs, genus smilisca duellman, william e. The influence of background noise on the behavior of a. Intra and interspecific vocal behavior of the neotropical treefrog hyla microcephala. Behavioral and neural auditory thresholds in a frog.
Lamyropsis microcephala is a species of flowering plants in the thistle family. Hyla crucifer advertisement calls lack fine temporal structure which could be ob. The baileys treefrog dendropsophus werneri is a species of frog in the family hylidae. This species was formerly recognized as lacinaria microcephala. Hyla microcephala retrieved 11 may retrieved from s. These species are morphologically very similar and are frequently misidentified, confused with each other. Males respond to the calls of other individuals by adding secondary click notes to their calls, thereby increasing the total number of notes given per minute. Wells the vocal communication of hyla microcephala was studied in central panama. Pdf new species of the hyla microcephala cope group. Liatris microcephala appalachian blazing star from new. The similarities in size, proportions, and coloration of the different species have resulted not so much in a multiplicity of specific names, but in differences of opinion on the application of existing names. The tadpoles of hyla oliverai and hyla decipiens with notes on hyla microcephala group anura, hylidae. We recorded natural interactions between males and conducted playback ex.
Calling energetics of a neotropical treefrog, hyla microcephala. Pdf another new species of small hyla anura, hylidae from. Comparativecytogeneticanalysisofsomespeciesofthedendropsophusmicrocephalusgroupanura1471215614591. Duellman museum ofnatural history and department of systematics and ecology, the university of kansas, law rence, kansas 66045, usa. Middle american frogs of the hyla microcephala group ebook. Download pdf download all download jpeg 2000 download text university of kansas publications, museum of natural history. Rates of oxygen consumption of males calling in metabolic chambers were 0. Deforestation and the structure of frog communities in the. Just a moment while we sign jgf in to your goodreads account. Schwartz 1991 previously tested and refuted the hypotheses that males periodically stop calling either because of a female preference for males that call cyclically, or because high ambient noise levels inhibit vocal activity. The project gutenberg ebook of middle american frogs of. Persicaria microcephala, commonly known as knotweed or fleeceflower, is an herbaceous perennial that typically grows to 24 tall. Aggressive call introductory notes are more variable and have higher pulse repetition rates than those of advertisement calls. Dendropsophus microcephalus is a species of frog in the family hylidae.
An experimental study of acoustic interference between two. Female choice and plasticity of male calling behaviour in the pacific treefrog. Male calling behavior, female discrimination and acoustic interference in the neotropical treefrog hyla microcephala under realistic acoustic conditions joshua j. Interspecific acoustic interactions of the neotropical treefrog. Volume 17, page 517 middle american frogs of the hyla microcephala group. Liatris microcephala has been recommended as a suitable candidate for green roofs due to its ability to adapt to harsh dry sunny conditions. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Media in category dendropsophus microcephalus the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total.