Anthropogenic substrate-borne vibrations impact anuran calling.

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenic disturbance is a major cause of the biodiversity crisis. Nevertheless, the role of anthropogenic substrate vibrations in disrupting animal behavior is poorly understood. Amphibians comprise the terrestrial vertebrates most sensitive to vibrations, and since communication is crucial to their survival and reproduction, they are a suitable model for investigating this timely subject. Playback tests were used to assess the effects of substrate vibrations produced by two sources of anthropogenic activity- road traffic and wind turbines- on the calling activity of a naïve population of terrestrial toads. In their natural habitat, a buried tactile sound transducer was used to emit simulated traffic and wind turbine vibrations, and changes in the toads' acoustic responses were analyz

SUBMITTER: Caorsi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6923410 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature