Abstract:Many animal species use acoustic signals for social communication including attracting mates, defending resources and assessing risks. Nevertheless, a variety of ambient noise sources often interfere with sound communication and efficient decision making. In the present study we identified an exception to this generalization in a streamside species, the little torrent frog (Amolops torrentis) which communicates in an environment in which stream noise is always present. To show that stream noise can act as a bi… Show more
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