Comment: Litoria nannotis (Australian Waterfall Frog). Foot flagging. Visual displays, including those involving movements of the feet, may act as a substitute for vocal communication in streamside environments where noise may interfere with detection of vocal signals (Heyer et al. 1990. Arq. Zool. 31:231–410).

Phillott, Andrea, and Bell, Sara (2010) Comment: Litoria nannotis (Australian Waterfall Frog). Foot flagging. Visual displays, including those involving movements of the feet, may act as a substitute for vocal communication in streamside environments where noise may interfere with detection of vocal signals (Heyer et al. 1990. Arq. Zool. 31:231–410). Herpetological Review, 41 (3). p. 339.

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Abstract

[Abstract] Foot flagging behavior by male Litoria nannotis has only been observed in the presence of conspecific males, and the display was presumed to be related to male-male aggression (Richards and James 1992. Mem. Queensland Mus. 32:302). In this note we describe, for the first time, foot flagging by a male L. nannotis in the presence of a female.

ID Code:	16392
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
Keywords:	Litoria nannotis; foot flagging
FoR Codes:	06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0602 Ecology > 060201 Behavioural Ecology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960806 Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity @ 100%
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