In dense mating aggregations, such as leks and choruses, acoustic signals produced by
competing male conspecifics often overlap in time. When signals overlap at a fine temporal …

Conspicuous mating signals attract mates but also expose signallers to predators and
parasites. Signal evolution, therefore, is driven by conflicting selective pressures from …

Chorusing animals constantly face the challenge of overcoming background noises. To
minimize the masking of their own calls by conspecific or heterospecific calls, plasticity in …

We describe the advertisement call of the Nanling horned frog, Boulenophrys nanlingensis
for the first time, based on recordings obtained from four individuals. One of these …

Male frog advertisement calls are species‐specific vocalizations used to attract females for
breeding. However, it is possible for environmental or biological sounds to overlap these …

Female mate choice decisions are guided by preferences for male display features, but in
chorusing species the displays of different males may temporally overlap. Here, mate choice …

Animals that aggregate in leks to attract mates often time the production of their mating
signals against the signals of neighboring conspecifics. Such signal timing usually falls into …

Chorusing is widespread across the animal kingdom. Animal calling behavior is often driven
by phenological and environmental factors such as seasonality, lunar period, and …

Natural selection is considered the main driver of evolution (Darwin 1859). Accordingly,
animals face a determinate environment, which subjects the animals to a series of selective …

Anurans are highly vocal animals, and acoustic signals are produced in a diversity of social
contexts. This chapter gives an overview of the current knowledge on acoustic …