TESTS FOR CALL RESTORATION IN THE GRAY TREEFROG<i>HYLA VERSICOLOR</i>

Schwartz, Joshua J.; Huth, Kenneth; Jones, Sherryll H.; Brown, Robert C.; Marks, Jacqueline; Yang, Xiaoliang

doi:10.1080/09524622.2011.9753633

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“…Our data on H. versicolor indicate behavioral discrimination in response to IPI changes briefer than that accompanying the removal of 1 pulse (Schwartz et al, 2010) and thus are consistent with neurophysiological findings reported from H. regilla and R. pipiens. However, a major caveat in applying the results of Rose and colleagues to our findings is that our data and those published by the former group were obtained from different species.…”

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“…125ms is the interval that would result from the removal of two pulses. This brief interval, however, was sufficient to reduce call attractiveness (as was a gap of 50ms) (Schwartz et al, 2010). Within the limits of temporal resolution set by our experimental stimuli and our assessment paradigm, it could be that the perception of females is categorical.…”

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“…We knew from previous work (Schwartz et al, 2010) that increasing the gap between one pair of pulses by 25ms (to 50ms, in middle of call) resulted in significant discrimination in favor of a 'normal' call (both call alternatives10 pulses). Here, we first tested (tests 1a-1c) whether abbreviating the gap between pulses (1ms gappulses nearly abutting) could also reduce relative call attractiveness.…”

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“…Because the aggregations in which treefrogs often communicate may generate high-levels of ambient noise, it is interesting to note that a negative, albeit attenuated, effect of abnormal intervals on call preferences can arise even if anomalous calls incorporate or are overlapped by filtered noise (Schwartz et al, 2010). Nevertheless, additional work will be required to identify the range of naturalistic acoustic conditions under which neural interval-resetting and associated behavioral consequences occur.…”

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“…Although anomalous intervals created by removing one (tests 2c and 2d) or more pulses [test 2g (Schwartz et al, 2010)] reduced call attractiveness, the location of the abnormal gap can sometimes make a difference. For example, a long gap near the middle of a call may be more detrimental than one near the beginning of a call (test 2h).…”

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Effect of anomalous pulse timing on call discrimination by females of the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor): behavioral correlates of neurobiology

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Journal of Experimental Biology

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SUMMARYResearch has demonstrated that certain midbrain neurons of anurans 'count' interpulse intervals (IPIs). Some neurons fire after exposure to fewer intervals than do others. Counting can be reset to zero if an IPI falls outside the cell's tolerance range. We tested female gray treefrogs for behavioral correlates of these neural response patterns using phonotaxis tests in order to gain a better understanding of the mechanistic bases of female responses to calls. For example, previous work demonstrated females often prefer longer to shorter pulsed advertisement calls, even when the former occur at lower rates. Call attractiveness can also be reduced when pulse duration and timing have been manipulated experimentally or disrupted by acoustic interference. In this study, female responses were consistent with neural data, emphasizing the importance of IPIs. Females discriminated in favor of calls with normal interpulse timing relative to those in which a single IPI was too long or too short. Our data suggest that neural resetting of interval counting by inappropriate intervals may more strongly influence females than reduced firing in response to such intervals on an individual basis. Data also suggest a transition point between 125ms and 175ms at which an interval between pulse strings is treated as an interval between calls.

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