Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory

01 Jun, 01 PM - 31 Jul, 01 PM

As part of the NSF RIBBITR Biological Integration Institute grant and research team, I am conducting research on the vocal behavior and dialects of yellow-legged frogs (Rana sierrae and Rana muscosa). A pilot study in 2022 led to the discovery of new vocalization types and surprising behaviors (manuscript in press at The American Naturalist), and I collected recordings from more sites in 2023 to compare vocalizations across populations. In the Summer 2024 field season, I will expand this research project to include a wider geographic span of lakes, mirroring the study design of Byrne et al 2023 in Conservation Genetics, to test whether vocal dialects follow the same geographic separation and clustering found through genetic analyses. This work will inform conservation planning and reintroduction efforts for the endangered yellow-legged frogs.

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Under Project # 48910 | Research

Acoustic Monitoring with NSF RIBBiTR

research_assistant - University of Pittsburgh

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