Vocal communication and reproductive behavior of the frog Colostethus beebei in Guyana

GR Bourne, AC Collins, AM Holder, CL McCarthy - Journal of Herpetology, 2001 - JSTOR
The endemic, dendrobatid frog, Colostethus beebei, lived and bred only in water-filled axils
of a giant terrestrial bromeliad, Brocchinia micrantha, at Kaieteur National Park, Guyana, …

Extreme heterogeneity in sex chromosome differentiation and dosage compensation in livebearers

…, M Farré, RC Fuller, GR Bourne… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Once recombination is halted between the X and Y chromosomes, sex chromosomes begin
to differentiate and transition to heteromorphism. While there is a remarkable variation …

Proximate costs and benefits of mate acquisition at leks of the frog Ololygon rubra

GR Bourne - Animal Behaviour, 1993 - Elsevier
Abstract. Female choice of mates in lekking species is considered paradoxical because
females in such a non-resource-based breeding system exhibit strong preferences for particular …

Extreme Y chromosome polymorphism corresponds to five male reproductive morphs of a freshwater fish

…, W van der Bijl, J Morris, GR Bourne… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Loss of recombination between sex chromosomes often depletes Y chromosomes of
functional content and genetic variation, which might limit their potential to generate adaptive …

Advertisement Call Variation in the Golden Rocket Frog (Anomaloglossus beebei): Evidence for Individual Distinctiveness

BA Pettitt, GR Bourne, MA Bee - Ethology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Individual distinctiveness in acoustic signals can allow receivers to respond appropriately to
different individuals. The aim of this research was to examine signal variation and to …

Lekking behavior in the neotropical frog Ololygon rubra

GR Bourne - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1992 - Springer
… , and R. Hernandes for tireless field assistance. My father, LG Bourne provided housing and
companionship. I also thank JD Lynch for identifying voucher specimens, and CM Bourne, …

A new species of Colostethus (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from French Guiana with a redescription of Colostethus beebei (Noble, 1923) from its type locality

…, P Gaucher, EH Poelman, GR Bourne… - Phyllomedusa, 2006 - library.wur.nl
… Details of habitat, diet, vocalization, reproductive behavior, and parental care are in Bourne
et al. (2001) and Kok et al. (2005), and details of predator avoidance and foraging behavior …

Reproductive behavior of terrestrial breeding frogs Eleutherodactylus johnstonei in Guyana

GR Bourne - Journal of herpetology, 1997 - JSTOR
I studied courtship, amplexus, and oviposition behavior of leaf litter and cavity breeding
frogs (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei) in Georgetown, Guyana, using modified plastic planters …

Quantitative acoustic analysis of the vocal repertoire of the golden rocket frog (Anomaloglossus beebei)

BA Pettitt, GR Bourne, MA Bee - The Journal of the Acoustical Society …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
This study describes the vocal repertoire of the Guyanan golden rocket frog, Anomaloglossus
beebei, a bromeliad specialist with biparental care. Using multivariate analyses of nine call …

Amphisexual parental behavior of a terrestrial breeding frog Eleutherodactylus johnstonei in Guyana

GR Bourne - Behavioral Ecology, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Parental care in Elcutherodactylus johnstonei, a terrestrially breeding frog, was uniparental,
but was uniparental, bu care was provided by either sex. I tested Maynard Smith's …