Multiple‐Level Variation of Advertisement Calls of Microhyla fissipes Across Hainan Island

ABSTRACT Vocalization is an important feature in anuran identification that could vary among individuals and populations. We present an investigation of multiple‐level variation on advertisement calls of Microhyla fissipes from nine populations across Hainan Island and further test the differences b...

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Main Authors: Yujuan Guo, Tianyu Qian, Yulong Li, Keji Guo, Wenbo Zhu, Bin Wang, Jianping Jiang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71342
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Tianyu Qian
Yulong Li
Keji Guo
Wenbo Zhu
Bin Wang
Jianping Jiang
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description ABSTRACT Vocalization is an important feature in anuran identification that could vary among individuals and populations. We present an investigation of multiple‐level variation on advertisement calls of Microhyla fissipes from nine populations across Hainan Island and further test the differences between the two geographical groups that were divided by morphological features in a previous study. We found that dominant frequency is the most static call parameter at the individual level. Four of six call parameters show significant differences between groups and could be useful for identification between groups. The southwest (SW) group from Hainan Island represents the highest dominant frequency among all reported advertisement calls of M. fissipes in the literature, implying a need for further studies.
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spelling doaj-art-46a50ddc8d154354b4f4d89fe74007ba2025-08-20T02:08:58ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582025-05-01155n/an/a10.1002/ece3.71342Multiple‐Level Variation of Advertisement Calls of Microhyla fissipes Across Hainan IslandYujuan Guo0Tianyu Qian1Yulong Li2Keji Guo3Wenbo Zhu4Bin Wang5Jianping Jiang6Chengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu ChinaChengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu ChinaChengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu ChinaCentral South Inventory and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Changsha ChinaCentral South Inventory and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Changsha ChinaChengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu ChinaChengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu ChinaABSTRACT Vocalization is an important feature in anuran identification that could vary among individuals and populations. We present an investigation of multiple‐level variation on advertisement calls of Microhyla fissipes from nine populations across Hainan Island and further test the differences between the two geographical groups that were divided by morphological features in a previous study. We found that dominant frequency is the most static call parameter at the individual level. Four of six call parameters show significant differences between groups and could be useful for identification between groups. The southwest (SW) group from Hainan Island represents the highest dominant frequency among all reported advertisement calls of M. fissipes in the literature, implying a need for further studies.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71342anuran communicationbioacousticscall variationfrogs
spellingShingle Yujuan Guo
Tianyu Qian
Yulong Li
Keji Guo
Wenbo Zhu
Bin Wang
Jianping Jiang
Multiple‐Level Variation of Advertisement Calls of Microhyla fissipes Across Hainan Island
Ecology and Evolution
anuran communication
bioacoustics
call variation
frogs
title Multiple‐Level Variation of Advertisement Calls of Microhyla fissipes Across Hainan Island
title_full Multiple‐Level Variation of Advertisement Calls of Microhyla fissipes Across Hainan Island
title_fullStr Multiple‐Level Variation of Advertisement Calls of Microhyla fissipes Across Hainan Island
title_full_unstemmed Multiple‐Level Variation of Advertisement Calls of Microhyla fissipes Across Hainan Island
title_short Multiple‐Level Variation of Advertisement Calls of Microhyla fissipes Across Hainan Island
title_sort multiple level variation of advertisement calls of microhyla fissipes across hainan island
topic anuran communication
bioacoustics
call variation
frogs
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71342
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