TABLE 3.--COMPARISON OF THE BREEDING CALLS OF PTYCHOHYLA

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| | Notes | Duration | Pulses |Frequency| Dominant

Species |Num-|per call| of note | per | range | frequency

| ber| group | (seconds) | second | (cps) | (cps)

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_P. spinipollex_| 1 | 1 | .46 | 147 |3000-5100| 4300

| | | | | |

_P. euthysanota_| 7 | 1 | .62 | 95.3 |1800-4200| 3070

| | | (.60-.65) | (91-102)| |(3000-3200)

| | | | | |

_P. leonhard- | 2 | 1 | .79 | 77 |1500-3500| 2750

schultzei_| | | (.62-.95) | (76-78) | |(2700-2800)

| | | | | |

_P. schmidtorum_| 6 | 8.5[A] | .064 | 110 |1400-5800| 3400

| | (8-9) |(.054-.070)| (96-121)| |(3350-3450)

| | | | | |

_P. ignicolor_ | 2 | 12[A] | .079 | 126 |1000-5000| 3150

| |(11-13) |(.078-.080)|(123-129)| |(3100-3200)

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[Footnote A: Only an analysis of the long series of calls is given

here; see text for explanation.]

_P. spinipollex_ (Pl. 11A).--One long note is repeated at intervals

of 45 seconds to four minutes and has an average dominant frequency of

4300 cycles per second.

_P. euthysanota_ (Pl. 11B).--One long note is repeated six to nine

times at intervals of 2.7 to 3.4 seconds and has an average dominant

frequency of 3070 cycles per second.

_P. leonhardschultzei_ (Pl. 11C).--One long note is repeated once

after 10 to 13 seconds and has an average dominant frequency of 2750

cycles per second.

_P. schmidtorum_ (Pl. 11D).--The complete call consists of one short

series of notes alternating with two long series. Numbers of notes per

series in one individual having a typical call were 5-8-8-3-9-9. The

average dominant frequency of notes in the short and long series alike

is 3400 cycles per second.

_P. ignicolor_ (Pl. 11E).--The complete call consists of a short

series of notes alternating with a long series. In one complete

recording the numbers of notes in these series were 4-13-3-11. The

notes in the short series have an average dominant frequency of 2100

cycles per second, whereas the notes in the long series have an

average dominant frequency of 3150 cycles per second. The four series

of notes were given in one minute and 15 seconds.

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