Characteristics of Bornean Frog (Genus: Hylarana) Calls from the Sarawak Population, Malaysia

Recordings of Bornean frog calls from the genus Hylarana were conducted at seven study sites in Sarawak, Malaysia. As many as 12 individuals from five species of Bornean frogs were successfully recorded and analysed. From 38 calling parameters, only 27 could explain call characteristics of the Borne...

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Main Authors: Ramlah, Zainudin, Mustafa, Abdul Rahman, Badrul Munir, Md Zain, Shukor, Md Nor, Norhayati, Ahmad, Robert F, Inger
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2009
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author Ramlah, Zainudin
Mustafa, Abdul Rahman
Badrul Munir, Md Zain
Shukor, Md Nor
Norhayati, Ahmad
Robert F, Inger
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Mustafa, Abdul Rahman
Badrul Munir, Md Zain
Shukor, Md Nor
Norhayati, Ahmad
Robert F, Inger
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description Recordings of Bornean frog calls from the genus Hylarana were conducted at seven study sites in Sarawak, Malaysia. As many as 12 individuals from five species of Bornean frogs were successfully recorded and analysed. From 38 calling parameters, only 27 could explain call characteristics of the Bornean frogs. The size of male frogs influenced the energy of calling significantly between 90:50% of the peak amplitude, frequency of note between 50%, duration of calling to reach half of the frequency modulation, and the rate of repeated note. The size of Bornean frog showed a marginally significant difference in the basic frequency and dominant calls. Additionally, distribution of calling parameters and Euclid dendogram support taxonomie identifications of each of the Bornean frog species studied.
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spelling unimas-73962016-04-12T03:10:36Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7396/ Characteristics of Bornean Frog (Genus: Hylarana) Calls from the Sarawak Population, Malaysia Ramlah, Zainudin Mustafa, Abdul Rahman Badrul Munir, Md Zain Shukor, Md Nor Norhayati, Ahmad Robert F, Inger GE Environmental Sciences QL Zoology Recordings of Bornean frog calls from the genus Hylarana were conducted at seven study sites in Sarawak, Malaysia. As many as 12 individuals from five species of Bornean frogs were successfully recorded and analysed. From 38 calling parameters, only 27 could explain call characteristics of the Bornean frogs. The size of male frogs influenced the energy of calling significantly between 90:50% of the peak amplitude, frequency of note between 50%, duration of calling to reach half of the frequency modulation, and the rate of repeated note. The size of Bornean frog showed a marginally significant difference in the basic frequency and dominant calls. Additionally, distribution of calling parameters and Euclid dendogram support taxonomie identifications of each of the Bornean frog species studied. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2009-01 Article PeerReviewed Ramlah, Zainudin and Mustafa, Abdul Rahman and Badrul Munir, Md Zain and Shukor, Md Nor and Norhayati, Ahmad and Robert F, Inger (2009) Characteristics of Bornean Frog (Genus: Hylarana) Calls from the Sarawak Population, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 38 (5). pp. 619-624. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid38bil5_2009/Jilid38Bil5_2009_ms619-624.html
spellingShingle GE Environmental Sciences
QL Zoology
Ramlah, Zainudin
Mustafa, Abdul Rahman
Badrul Munir, Md Zain
Shukor, Md Nor
Norhayati, Ahmad
Robert F, Inger
Characteristics of Bornean Frog (Genus: Hylarana) Calls from the Sarawak Population, Malaysia
title Characteristics of Bornean Frog (Genus: Hylarana) Calls from the Sarawak Population, Malaysia
title_full Characteristics of Bornean Frog (Genus: Hylarana) Calls from the Sarawak Population, Malaysia
title_fullStr Characteristics of Bornean Frog (Genus: Hylarana) Calls from the Sarawak Population, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics of Bornean Frog (Genus: Hylarana) Calls from the Sarawak Population, Malaysia
title_short Characteristics of Bornean Frog (Genus: Hylarana) Calls from the Sarawak Population, Malaysia
title_sort characteristics of bornean frog (genus: hylarana) calls from the sarawak population, malaysia
topic GE Environmental Sciences
QL Zoology
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7396/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7396/