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The brain waves that make frogs pitch perfect

A subset of neurons helped two species to evolve distinct courting trills.
African Clawed Frog swimming underwater

The characteristic trill of male Xenopus laevis frogs is rooted in the firing patterns of particular brain cells. Credit: Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch/Minden/Getty

Many frog species utter distinctive calls to lure mates. One group of neurons could help to explain the difference between two species.

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Nature 557, 615 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05237-3

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