The Vocalizations and Hearing Sensitivity of an Explosive-Breeding Tropical Toad from Southern China: A Test of the Matched Filter Hypothesis
The Vocalizations and Hearing Sensitivity of an Explosive-Breeding Tropical Toad from Southern China: A Test of the Matched Filter Hypothesis
Tongliang Wang1, Lele Jia1, Xiaofei Zhai1, Jianguo Cui2 and Jichao Wang1,*
Fig. 1.
The waveform (A) and sonograms (B) obtained for advertisement calls of Duttaphrynus melanostictus.
Fig. 2.
Relationships between male dominant frequency and snout-vent length (A) and head width (B) and note duration and head length (C).
Fig. 3.
Auditory brainstem responses (ABR) as a function of stimulus intensity evoked by 1.8 kHz tone pips from a female (A) and a male (B).
Fig. 4.
Auditory brainstem response (ABR) thresholds for Duttaphrynus melanostictus recorded in males and females. The data are represented as mean ± SD. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.
Fig. 5.
Audiogram and power spectra of Duttaphrynus melanostictus. Data are presented as mean ± SD.
April 2019
Vol. 51, Iss. 2, Pages 399-799
