The return to water in ancestral Xenopus was accompanied by a novel mechanism for producing and shaping vocal signals
Listeners locate potential mates using species-specific vocal signals. As tetrapods transitioned from water to land, lungs replaced gills, allowing expiration to drive sound production. Some frogs then returned to water. Here we explore how air-driven sound production changed upon re-entry to preser...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2019-01-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/39946 |