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    The Túngara frog (Engystomops pustulosus) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is a small nocturnal terrestrial frog found in Mexico...
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    of a frog that possesses a larynx is túngara frog. While larynx is the main sound producing organ in túngara frogs, it serves a higher significance due...
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    Dalgetty, Laura; Kennedy, Malcolm W. (2010). "Building a home from foam—túngara frog foam nest architecture and three-phase construction process". Biology...
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    Amphibian (section Frogs)
    Dalgetty, Laura; Kennedy, Malcolm W. (2010). "Building a home from foam: túngara frog foam nest architecture and three-phase construction process". Biology...
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  • species of giant trypanosome, a protozoal parasite, which infects the túngara frog and is thought to be transmitted by members of the midge genus Corethrella...
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  • developed in males, which causes their call to be louder and stronger In the túngara frog, males use a whining call followed by up to seven clucks. Males who have...
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  • publications on the evolution and mechanisms of animal behavior. His book The Túngara Frog: A Study of Sexual Selection and Communication is regarded as a classic...
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    differences in prevalence of a new species of trypanosome infecting túngara frogs", Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 5 (1): 40–47, doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw...
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  • ; Ryan, M.J. (2007) The mixed-species chorus as public information: túngara frogs eavesdrop on a heterospecific. Behav. Ecol. 18:108–114. Osada, Kazumi;...
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    Engystomops is a genus of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. They are known commonly as foam frogs or túngara frogs, though the latter name most commonly...
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  • in the genus Bachia, the rain frog Pristimantis urichi, the túngara frog (also known as Central American mud-puddle frog) Engystomops pustulosus, and the...
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  • selectivity for acoustic features that confer species recognition in the túngara frog" (PDF). The Journal of Experimental Biology. 214 (17): 2911–2918. doi:10...
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  • of the túngara frog, is an illegitimate receiver of these songs and uses them to locate its prey. These bats are especially attracted to frog songs containing...
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  • R.; Santos, Juan C. & Cannatella, David C. (2006). "Phylogeny of the túngara frog genus Engystomops (=Physalaemus pustulosus species group; Anura: Leptodactylidae)"...
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  • (Engystomops petersi) Guayaquil dwarf frog (Engystomops pustulatus) Tungara frog (Engystomops pustulosus) Engystomops randi Hydrolaetare dantasi Hydrolaetare...
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    macaques Squirrel monkey Zebra finches Beluga whales Pale spear-nosed bats Túngara frogs Acoustic ecology Bird vocalization Human voice Intelligibility (communication)...
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    suit local conditions. Frog song also plays a prominent role in courtship. In túngara frogs (Engystomops pustulosus), male frogs increase the complexity...
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  • Frogs and toads produce a rich variety of sounds, calls, and songs during their courtship and mating rituals. The callers, usually males, make stereotyped...
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    selection processes in amphibians, including frogs, salamanders and newts. Prolonged breeders, the majority of frog species, have breeding seasons at regular...
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  • species, 4 of which occur in Guatemala. Tungara frog – Engystomops pustulosus (Cope, 1864) Mexican white-lipped frog – Leptodactylus fragilis (Brocchi, 1878)...
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    Sangre Grande in Trinidad, and more recently in southwestern Tobago. The tungara frog or locally called the pung-la-la (Engystomops pustulosus) is commonly...
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    examples of social immune behaviours within animal families can be given: túngara frogs (Engystomops pustulosus) create 'foam nests' during breeding in which...
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  • behavior he studied include multiple frog species, such as cricket frogs, American green tree frogs, and túngara frogs. Wilczynski was a member of the American...
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