@article {58461, title = {Acoustic radiation patterns of mating calls of the t{\'u}ngara frog (Physalaemus pustuosus): Implications for multiple receivers}, volume = {126}, year = {2009}, month = {Nov-01-2009}, pages = {2757-2767}, abstract = {

In order for a signal to be transmitted from a sender to a receiver, the receiver must be within theactive space of the signal. If patterns of sound radiation are not omnidirectional, the position as wellas the distance of the receiver relative to the sender is critical. In previous measurements of thehorizontal directivity of mating calls of frogs, the signals were analyzed using peak orroot-mean-square analysis and resulted in broadband directivities that ranged from negligible to amaximum of approximately 5 dB. Idealized laboratory measurements of the patterns of acousticradiation of the mating calls of male t\úngara frogs\ Physalaemus pustulosus, along axes relevant tothree receivers in this communication network, female frogs in the horizontal plane, and frog-eatingbats and blood-sucking flies above the ground, are reported. The highest sound pressure level wasradiated directly above the frog, with a 6 dB reduction radiated along the horizontal direction.Band-limited directivities were significantly greater than broadband directivities, with a maximumdirectivity of 20 dB in the vertical plane for harmonics near 6 kHz. The implications with regard tomating and predator-prey interactions are discussed.

}, issn = {0001-4966}, doi = {10.1121/1.3212929}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3212929}, author = {Bernal, Ximena E. and Page, Rachel A. and Ryan, Michael J. and Argo, Theodore F. and Wilson, Preston S.} } @article {47813, title = {Measurement of low-frequency tissue response of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica}, journal = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, volume = {141}, year = {2017}, month = {Jan-05-2017}, pages = {EL433 - EL438}, abstract = {

A one-dimensional acoustic resonator technique was used to study leaves of the Mediterranean seagrass species Posidonia oceanica collected from Crete and Sicily. The leaf blades were finely divided, mixed with artificial seawater, and degassed to create a suspension of tissue independent of leaf structure and free bubbles or internal voids. The low-frequency (1 to 8 kHz) bulk modulus of the leaf tissue was inferred from the acoustic measurements and independent density measurements. The measured density of the seagrass tissue was 960\ \±\ 20\ kg/m3 which agrees with previously published values. The inferred bulk modulus was 2.1\ GPa with 90\% confidence limits 1.0\–5.0\ GPa.

}, issn = {0001-4966}, doi = {10.1121/1.4981925}, url = {http://asa.scitation.org/doi/10.1121/1.4981925}, author = {Johnson, Jay R. and Venegas, Gabriel R. and Wilson, Preston S. and Hermand, Jean-Pierre} }