Continental-scale citizen science data reveal no changes in acoustic responses of a widespread tree frog to an urbanisation gradient

BA Mitchell, CT Callaghan… - Journal of Urban …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
One of the major drivers of global biodiversity declines is habitat loss and modification, often
associated with anthropogenic environments. To mitigate biodiversity declines, a …

Traffic noise drives an immediate increase in call pitch in an urban frog

V Higham, NDS Deal, YK Chan, C Chanin… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Noise pollution is an underappreciated component of global environmental change and can
impact species that have a strong reliance on acoustic communication. In urban areas, traffic …

Traffic noise correlates with calling time but not spatial distribution in the threatened poison frog Andinobates bombetes

F Vargas-Salinas, A Amézquita - Behaviour, 2013 - brill.com
Acoustically communicating species have evolved adaptations that allow them to transmit
information and overcome signal masking where their habitat is disturbed by anthropogenic …

Assessment of the acoustic adaptation hypothesis in frogs using large‐scale citizen science data

GL Gillard, JJL Rowley - Journal of Zoology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Acoustic communication is vital to the survival and fitness of many vertebrates. While
successful communication is reliant on acoustic signals reaching an intended receiver and …

Calling at the highway: The spatiotemporal constraint of road noise on Pacific chorus frog communication

DV Nelson, H Klinck, A Carbaugh‐Rutland… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Loss of acoustic habitat due to anthropogenic noise is a key environmental stressor for vocal
amphibian species, a taxonomic group that is experiencing global population declines. The …

Anthropogenic habitat modification alters calling phenology of frogs

G Liu, RT Kingsford, CT Callaghan… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic habitat modification significantly challenges biodiversity. With its
intensification, understanding species' capacity to adapt is critical for conservation planning …

The effect of airplane noise on frogs: a case study on the Critically Endangered Pickersgill's reed frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli)

DJD Kruger, LH Du Preez - Ecological Research, 2016 - Springer
Species communicating acoustically may develop behavioral responses that aid them to
transmit information and overcome signal masking in habitats disturbed by anthropogenic …

Raising a racket: invasive species compete acoustically with native treefrogs

JB Tennessen, SE Parks, TP Tennessen, T Langkilde - Animal Behaviour, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Sounds produced by invasive species can limit communication space.•Invasive
treefrogs compete acoustically with native treefrogs with similar calls.•These native treefrogs …

Does traffic noise alter calling time in frogs and toads? A case study of anurans in Eastern Ontario, Canada

F Vargas-Salinas, GM Cunnington, A Amézquita… - Urban …, 2014 - Springer
In habitats disturbed by anthropogenic noise, acoustically communicating species may
develop behavioral responses that help them transmit information and overcome signal …

Urbanization negatively impacts frog diversity at continental, regional, and local scales

CT Callaghan, G Liu, BA Mitchell, AGB Poore… - Basic and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban environments are novel ecosystems, with increased chemical, sound, and light
pollution differentially impacting many animals. Understanding the impacts of urban …