Table 1 Call parameter variations of the advertisement call emitted by males of midwife toad submitted to traffic and wind turbine vibrations stimuli.
From: Anthropogenic substrate-borne vibrations impact anuran calling
Call rate (call/min) | Call duration (s) | Dominant frequency (kHz) | Threshold (dB re 1 (um/s)^2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No-stimulus | 30.4 ± 11.2 (12.5–58) | 0.114 ± 0.01 (0.09–0.13) | 1.34 ± 0.83 (1.2–1.5) | — — |
Synthetic T | 21.9 ± 10.4 (0–38.5) | 0.112 ± 0.008 (0.10–0.13) | 1.34 ± 0.96 (1.1–1.5) | 13.5 ± 9.8 (1.9–28.7) |
Synthetic WT | 22.2 ± 15.5 (2.5–59.5) | 0.113 ± 0.008 (0.09–0.13) | 1.34 ± 0.82 (1.2–1.5) | 23.8 ± 9.9 (10.1–46.2) |
Traffic | 15.05 ± 12.8 (0–51.5) | 0.112 ± 0.01 (0.08–0.14) | 1.34 ± 0.77 (1.1–1.5) | 19.8 ± 7.4 (3.7–45.2) |
Wind turbine | 12.9 ± 18.8 (0–52) | 0.112 ± 0.008 (0.09–0.13) | 1.34 ± 0.74 (1.2–1.5) | 14 ± 4.95 (6.1–24.7) |
