Male green treefrogs attract mates with loud calls, but new research shows parasites can subtly change those signals.
New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...
A Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) male calls at Washington state's Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Cyril Ruoso, Nature Picture Library When ice and snow begin to melt in California's high ...
Citizen scientists listened to pairs of mating sounds from 16 different species, including male zebra finches, and selected ...
Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world. Today's question comes from Andy, calling from Dover, New Hampshire. Alejandro Vélez: That is a ...
It’s important to remember that we humans are simply animals. A very advanced species, but members of the animal kingdom ...
Climate change could be remixing the beat at the pond. A new study from UC Davis researchers, who listened closely to a male frog’s mating call, found that warmer temperatures lead to a faster beat, ...
A new study reports that city frogs sing more complex and attractive songs than their country cousins. Urban frogs can get away with producing more conspicuous mating calls, which are preferred by ...
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