...Molly E. Podraza; Jeanette B. Moss; Eva K. Fischer ABSTRACT Individually distinctive vocalizations are widespread in nature, although the ability of receivers to discriminate these signals has only been explored through limited taxonomic and social lenses. Here, we asked whether anuran...

...Tanya Bojesen Lauridsen; Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard ABSTRACT In most anuran amphibians, acoustic communication is of prime importance for mate localization and selection. The tympanic middle ear increases auditory sensitivity and directionality and is therefore expected to be favoured by natural...

... of visual and olfactory cues. Anti-predator behavior Anuran Cross-modal integration Innate predator detection Cue recognition Austrian Science Fund http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002428 P24788 J3827 P33728 P31518 T699 Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und...

... activation in the postprandial period and a possible protective function of melatonin during fasting. Anuran Corticosterone Fasting Feeding Melatonin Immune response Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001807 2014/16320...

... , M. A. and McCoy , M. W. ( 2017 ). Adaptive responses to salinity stress across multiple life stages in anuran amphibians . Front. Zool. 14 , 40 . 10.1186/s12983-017-0222-0 Angilletta , M. J. ( 2009 ). Thermal Adaptation: A Theoretical and Empirical Synthesis. Oxford...

...-licence-1-1/ Summary: The cutaneous pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis directly disrupts cutaneous ion regulation in amphibians by increasing skin permeability and reducing sodium transporter activity and abundance. Anuran Amphibian Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis...

... phenotypic mismatch with the novel environment through physiological and behavioural responses across an unusually short time scale. Anuran Environmental novelty Invasive species Locomotor performance Thermal tolerance Water exchange The mean phenotype of a population should maximize...

... involves two morphologically distinct inner-ear organs that process different components of the frequency spectrum. Many anuran signals contain two frequency peaks, each one matching the sensitivity of one of these two organs. We hypothesized that the processing of temporal characteristics of acoustic...

... Melanomacrophages Solar radiation DNA damage Anuran Physalaemus nattereri Fish and amphibians have pigmented cells called visceral melanocytes and melanomacrophages in internal organs and membranes ( Gallone et al., 2002 ; Franco-Belussi et al., 2011 , 2012 ; Nilsson Sköld et al., 2013 ). Visceral...

... túngara frogs, and modifies the response of the preoptic area to mating calls. Communication Hormones Immediate early gene egr-1 Zenk Anuran Physalaemus pustulosus In many female vertebrates, estradiol modulates sexual behavior by influencing sensory, motor and motivational brain...

... impact as drop height increases, while turkeys increasingly extend their legs before impact with increasing drop height. In anurans, landing typically involves the use of the forelimbs to decelerate the body after impact. Few detailed, quantitative descriptions of anuran forelimb kinematics during...

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...Michael S. Reichert; Holland Galante; Gerlinde Höbel The visual ecology of nocturnal anurans is poorly understood, but there is growing evidence that vision plays a role in important behaviors such as mate choice. While several recent studies have demonstrated that females are responsive to visual...

.... , Lawler   S. ( 1988 ). Thermal physiology, phenology and distribution of tree frogs . Am. Nat.   132 , 506 - 520 . Knowles   T. W. , Weigl   P. D. ( 1990 ). Thermal dependence of anuran burst locomotor performance . Copeia   1990 , 796 - 802 . Licht   L. E. ( 1986...

... and take full responsibility for the content of the paper. COMPETING INTERESTS No competing interests declared. 9 4 2013 22 5 2013 © 2013. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2013 anuran cryoprotectant ecogeography freeze tolerance Rana sylvatica...

... catesbeiana . Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 77 , 594 - 600 . Drewes R. C. , Hedrick M. S. , Hillman S. S. , Withers P. C. ( 2007 ). Unique role of skeletal muscle contraction in vertical lymph movement in anurans . J. Exp. Biol. 210 , 3931 - 3939 . Farrell M. P...

... feeding prey capture Pipidae anuran pressure kinematics Inertial suction feeding is ancestral to vertebrates and remains the most common mode of prey capture among aquatic vertebrates, including most teleost fish ( Alexander, 1970 ; Ferry-Graham and Lauder, 2001 ; van Leeuwen and Müller...

...Joshua J. Schwartz; Kenneth Huth; Raymond Hunce; Brandon Lentine SUMMARY Research has demonstrated that certain midbrain neurons of anurans ‘count’ interpulse intervals (IPIs). Some neurons fire after exposure to fewer intervals than do others. Counting can be reset to zero if an IPI falls outside...

...Robert C. Drewes; Michael S. Hedrick; Stanley S. Hillman; Philip C. Withers SUMMARY Electromyographic (EMG) activity of skeletal muscles that either insert on the skin or are associated with the margins of subcutaneous lymph sacs was monitored for two species of anurans, Chaunus marinus...