Anuran males split single calls into male- and female-directed portions

Evidence

In a few species it has been observed that the same call is composed of two parts: the first is directed to males and the second to the female. This two-note system appears, from an energetic point of view, extremely wasteful. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 1684

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Vocal animal acoustic repertoires constitute social information split into public and private partitions — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 2061

Broader Connections