Coen P. H. Elemans

Mini-breaths and vocal-fry-like laryngeal register alleviate respiratory constraints on tokay ( Gekko gecko ) mating vocalizations

Geckos are among the few non-avian reptiles that use acoustic signals for territorial defence, mate attraction and distress signalling. Although previously considered inflexible, male tokay geckos exhibit vocal plasticity by switching to longer, louder call types in noisy environ...