Auditory neuroethology: What the frog’s lungs tell the frog’s ear

Animals that communicate by vocal means must make their own calls salient against a background of environmental noise. A new study of green tree frogs demonstrates that input from the lungs to the middle ear reduces interfering noise and thus enhances call detection. Animals that communicate by vocal means must make their own calls salient against a background of environmental noise. A new study of green tree frogs demonstrates that input from the lungs to the middle ear reduces interfering noise and thus enhances call detection.