Vocalizations of Hypsiboas goianus (Lutz, 1968) (Anura: Hylidae) in Central Brazil

ABSTRACT

Environmental and morphological factors and social context influence the vocalizations of anuran species. Herein, we observed the acoustic behavior of Hypsiboas goianus males from Central Brazil and analyzed the following calls: advertisement, short aggressive and long aggressive. The acoustic parameters of advertisement calls were not correlated with air temperature, mass or snout–vent length; however, the acoustic parameters of short aggressive calls were influenced by these variables. The temporal parameters of advertisement and short aggressive calls were classified as dynamic properties, while the dominant frequency was considered a static property. Dominant frequency is the most important variable to discriminate calls among individuals.

KEYWORDS:

• Acoustic interaction
• playback
• coefficients of variation
• dynamic properties
• static properties
• individual discrimination

Acknowledgments

We thank Itamar Alves Martins and Rodrigo Lingnau for critical reading and valuable comments on the manuscript.

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Funding

RB acknowledges CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico), ARM acknowledges FAPEG (Fundaçã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás) and CAPES for fellowships [Grant numbers = 308204/2013-1 and 201510267000972]. Financial support was provided by CNPq and FUNAPE (Fundaçã o de Apoio à Pesquisa/UFG). Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservaçã o da Biobiversidade (ICMBio/RAN) provided collecting permits.