K.D. Wells’s scientific contributions

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The Energetics of Calling in Frogs
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January 2001

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K.D. Wells

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... Vocalisation is one of the principal means of communication and social interaction in anuran amphibians, and plays a fundamental role in sexual selection and reproduction (Wells 2007;Bee et al. 2010;Wilkins et al. 2013). However, vocalisation is not only a costly behaviour, in terms of energy (Emerson and Hess 2001;Wells 2001), but also exposes the individual to the risk of predation (Ryan 1988;Gerhardt and Bee 2006;Halfwerk et al. 2014). This means that a tradeoff exists among the costs, the risks, and the success of communication (Tárano 2015). ...

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What do frog calls tell us about males? The advertisement call of Physalaemus albifrons (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) in the Brazilian semiarid region does not reflect either gonadal investment or energy storage
The Energetics of Calling in Frogs
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  • January 2001