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Behavioral and Morphological Divergence of Sympatric Morphotypes of Leptopelis flavomaculatus (Anura, Arthroleptidae) in Northeastern Tanzania

Publicated to: HERPETOLOGICA. 74 (4): 311-322 - 2018-12-01 74(4), DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831.311

Authors:

Quattrini, F; Kasozi, H; Polo-Cavia, N; Márquez, R; Narins, PM; Hödl, W
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CSIC - Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN) - Author
CSIC, Museo Nacl Ciencias Nat, Dept Biodiversidad & Biol Evolut, Fonoteca Zool, Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2 - Author
Makerere Univ, Dept Zool Entomol & Fisheries Sci, Zool Musewn, POB 7062 - Author
Makerere University - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Biol, Darwin 2 - Author
Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, 621 Charles E Young Dr South - Author
Univ Neuchatel, Fac Sci, Inst Biol, Lab Ecoethol, Rue Emile Argand 11 - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
Universität Wien - Author
Universite de Neuchatel - Author
University of California, Los Angeles - Author
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Abstract

© 2018 by The Herpetologists' League, Inc. Adult males of the African treefrog species Leptopelis flavomaculatus occur in either brown or green color morphs. In this study, we investigated whether the two color morphs of breeding males of L. flavomaculatus differ in traits other than color. We examined call differences (dominant frequencies and call durations), call-site selection, and body size. Our results show differences in the call durations, dominant frequencies, mean call intensities, as well as in size (body length and body mass) of the two vocally active color morphs of this species. The two morphs were similar in their choice of plant species used as calling sites and the heights of those sites. Given the sensitivity of mate recognition systems for most anurans, our results provide evidence of both call and morphological variation between the two color morphs of this species. Our findings establish a foundation for future phylogenetic and mating system studies to support the contention that the two color morphs of L. flavomaculatus might warrant taxonomic recognition as separate species.
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Keywords

AnuransCall behaviorCall-site selectionColor morphsMate selectionResource partitioning

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal HERPETOLOGICA due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2018, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Animal Science and Zoology.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-04:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 6.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 6 (PlumX).
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Austria; Switzerland; Uganda; United States of America.

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