Secrets of Animal Sounds: The Music of Insects & Frogs

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Gerlinde Höbel, Associate Professor UWM Dept. of Biological Sciences

Rafael Rodríguez, Professor UWM Dept. of Biological Sciences

All animals communicate. How that is done, of course, varies by the creature and the purpose. This presentation focusses on treefrogs and treehoppers, whose sometimes raucous choruses provide an ideal way in which to ask questions and learn about the social and environmental factors that govern their lives.

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