The functions and evolution of graded complex calls in a treefrog

B Zhu, X Zhao, H Zhang, J Wang, J Cui - Bioacoustics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Variation in signal complexity is common among different species. Understanding why some
species have evolved extensive call complexity can offer insight into the evolution of …

Home is where the high-quality resources are: nursery characteristics and territory distribution suggest reproductive resource defense in golden rocket frogs

CA Fouilloux, J Goyes Vallejos, JP Tumulty - Evolutionary Ecology, 2024 - Springer
For externally fertilizing animals, the early stages of development are often the most
precarious. In the face of multiple abiotic and biotic stressors, parents must assess and …

Environmental complexity and regularity shape the evolution of cognition

CR Turner, TJH Morgan, TL Griffiths - Proceedings B, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The environmental complexity hypothesis suggests that cognition evolves to allow animals
to negotiate a complex and changing environment. By contrast, signal detection theory …

[PDF][PDF] Do males of the Strawberry Poison-dart Frog, Oophaga pumilio (Schmidt, 1857), recognize tadpole transport as a cue of reproductive status?

M González-Santoro, C Mateus-Cruz - Herpetology Notes, 2023 - biotaxa.org
Marco González-Santoro & Chrystopher Mateus-Cruz 838 a male displaying for several
minutes to a frog that was carrying a tadpole (Fig. 1; video at https://youtu …

Co-option of ancestral signal elements in the evolution of a cooperative parental behavior

JB Moss, JP Tumulty, EK Fischer - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
The emergence of complex social interactions is predicted to be an important selective force
in the diversification of communication systems. Parental care presents a key social context …