Pelophylax nigromaculatus
Male frogs spend their lives to silence females, but they don’t do so with evil. This is why 98.6% of female frog sounds remain a mystery.
In what century will the frogs live? The females are being drowned out by males. Only they make themselves heard.
By the way, males are so noisy that scientists still only discovered as “sound” 1.4% of females.
Was a study from the University of São Paulo, this Wednesday in Proceedings of the Royal Society Bwhich revealed that of all species of frogs known by scientists, 98.6% of female sounds are still a mystery.
Just talk about the male?
Of course, there is a reason why the boys are noisier – it is a fundamental role To attract partners and compete with other males. Female frogs, in turn, are known for emitting softer and silent sounds.
However, being able to hear females in the context of nearby males would be vital to better understanding frogs… but males don’t shut up…
As it writes, besides listening to your social conversation, having knowledge about how they communicate is an important tool for conserving species and helping to repopulate areas where sexual imbalances impair reproduction and therefore populations.
How to combat bioacoustic machismo?
“This study aims Correct the biased male perspective In bioacoustics and improve our understanding of communication, mating behaviors and amphibian evolution – encouraging a more balanced understanding of both sexes, ”says the researchers, cited by New Atlas.
The investigation appeals to the development of better ways to detect female sounds.
Listening to what they have to say is always and important; And in this case, it will provide new knowledge about frog communities, which has the potential to benefit the approximately 8,000 species we know.
