Acoustic monitoring reveals year-round calling by invasive toads in tropical Australia

S Brodie, K Yasumiba, M Towsey, P Roe… - Bioacoustics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Long-term recordings of acoustic signals allow us to reveal biological patterns not previously
available. We aimed to determine the patterns of chorusing of the invasive cane toad …

[HTML][HTML] Active or passive acoustic monitoring? Assessing methods to track anuran communities in tropical savanna wetlands

I Melo, D Llusia, RP Bastos, L Signorelli - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of new acoustic technologies has promoted remarkable advances in
biodiversity monitoring. Passive acoustics is increasingly being used in ecological research …

Environmental drivers of anuran calling phenology in a seasonal Neotropical ecosystem

CM Schalk, D Saenz - Austral Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Temporal variation represents an important component in understanding the structure of
ecological communities and species coexistence. We examined calling phenology of an …

Linking amphibian call structure to the environment: the interplay between phenotypic flexibility and individual attributes

L Ziegler, M Arim, PM Narins - Behavioral Ecology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The structure of the environment surrounding signal emission produces different patterns of
degradation and attenuation. The expected adjustment of calls to ensure signal transmission …

Metabolic changes in the subtropical frog Boana pulchella during experimental cooling and recovery conditions

M de Amaral, MC Von Dentz, LAR Simões… - Journal of Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Frogs have developed biochemical and physiological adaptations to occupy diverse
ecological niches on Earth successfully. Survival in frozen states is a fascinating strategy …

Climatic variables and altitude as predictors of anuran species richness and number of reproductive modes in Brazil

T da Silveira Vasconcelos, TG dos Santos… - Journal of Tropical …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Because anuran species are highly dependent on environmental variables, we
hypothesized that anuran species richness and the number of reproductive modes from …

Intraspecific scaling in frog calls: the interplay of temperature, body size and metabolic condition

L Ziegler, M Arim, F Bozinovic - Oecologia, 2016 - Springer
Understanding physiological and environmental determinants of strategies of reproductive
allocation is a pivotal aim in biology. Because of their high metabolic cost, properties of …

Gluconeogenesis in frogs during cooling and dehydration exposure: new insights into tissue plasticity of the gluconeogenic pathway dependent on abiotic factors

M de Amaral, MC Von Dentz… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Anurans undergo significant physiological changes when exposed to environmental
stressors such as low temperatures and humidity. Energy metabolism and substrate …

Clues supporting photoperiod as the main determinant of seasonal variation in amphibian activity

A Canavero, M Arim - Journal of Natural History, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Organism survival and reproduction are affected by the ability to synchronize behaviour and
physiological condition to the season, typically using photoperiod. However, temperature …

The role of spatial and temporal descriptors for neotropical tadpole communities in southern Brazil

C Both, M Solé, TG Dos Santos, SZ Cechin - Hydrobiologia, 2009 - Springer
We evaluated tadpole communities of temporary and permanent ponds, in order to
understand how community richness varies monthly in a subtropical humid climate, to …