Across the animal kingdom, sound is more than communication—it's a signal of survival and success. From birds and primates to ...

Male green treefrogs attract mates with loud calls, but new research shows parasites can subtly change those signals.

Most frogs emit a characteristic croak to attract the attention of a potential mate. But a few frog species that call near loud streams—where the noise may obscure those crucial love songs—add to ...

Brazilian torrent frogs live near running water, which makes communication difficult. So the frogs have developed a broad repertoire of behaviors to tempt a mate and scare off rivals, according to ...

The glass frog Sachatamia orejuela. Source: Rebecca Brunner, used with permission. Communication is vital for frogs. Most male frogs call during mating season, advertising their quality and location ...

Frogs often use loud and distinct mating calls to attract mates. However, it seems that these mating calls can also be the sound of the death knell for frogs whose calls can cause the formation of ...

Animals of all kinds change their behavior to adapt to urbanized settings, and tungara frogs are no different. New research published this week in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution denotes the ...

Male pug-nosed tree frogs confuse predators by overlapping their mating calls with those their neighbors. Purdue University / Henry Legett Male tungara frogs of Central and South America call out to ...

image: The role played by symbiotic microorganisms isolated from the skin of anurans has been discovered by researchers in Brazil. The study is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

A conservationist has discovered that the glass frog Sachatamia orejuela can be added to the list of species that make use of visual cues in response to their acoustic environments. This is the first ...