Artículo
Anurans, the Group of Terrestrial Vertebrates Most Vulnerable to Climate Change: A Case Study with Acoustic Monitoring in the Iberian Peninsula
Autor/es | Márquez Martínez de Orense, Rafael
Llusia Genique, Diego Beltrán Gala, Juan Francisco Amaral, José Pedro do Bowker, Richard G. |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Zoología |
Fecha de publicación | 2008 |
Fecha de depósito | 2020-06-22 |
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Resumen | We report preliminary analyses from an ongoing sound monitoring project that involves five
species of anurans: two species of tree frogs in the genus Hyla (Hylidae) and three species of midwife
toads in the genus Alytes ... We report preliminary analyses from an ongoing sound monitoring project that involves five species of anurans: two species of tree frogs in the genus Hyla (Hylidae) and three species of midwife toads in the genus Alytes (Discoglossidae) in the Iberian Peninsula. Each station was monitored with an automated recording system based on solid state recorders, coupled with programmable temperature and relative humidity probes. We present comparative data of vocal activity of two populations of Alytes cisternasii from thermal extremes of the species range using human detection and commercial automated sound recognition software. Parameters such as duration of reproductive season, preferred temperatures for calling activity and relation with relative humidity are discussed. We compare the performance of analysing the recordings between an automated system of detecting the presence of Alytes cisternasii calls and listening of the recordings by non-expert personnel. |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC). España Western Kentucky University (USA) Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal) Universidad de Sevilla Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC). España |
Cita | Márquez Martínez de Orense, R., Llusia Genique, D., Beltrán Gala, J.F., Amaral, J.P.d. y Bowker, R.G. (2008). Anurans, the Group of Terrestrial Vertebrates Most Vulnerable to Climate Change: A Case Study with Acoustic Monitoring in the Iberian Peninsula. BFN-Skripten, 234, 43-51. |
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