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16672962

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7089
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
Animals' sound-producing organs often act as an integrated whole--particular vocal structure are not directly associated with the creation of discrete syllables. But here we show that the 'chuck' of the 'whine-chuck' mating call of the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus, is caused by a fibrous mass attached to the vocal folds; the chuck is eliminated by removal of this structure, although the frog still tries to produce the sound. Sexual selection affects the acoustic complexity of the frog's call, so evolution may have shaped this unusual vocalization, which is akin to the two-voiced song of songbirds.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1476-4687
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
441
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Animal communication: complex call production in the túngara frog.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo 13506-900, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article