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Re: Match-to-sample software?

Subject: Re: Match-to-sample software?
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 16:35:20 -0400
 wrote:

> With all due respect to frogs most have a single highly
> stereotyped song and even in Amazonia occur in about one-tenth the species
> diversity as do birds in the same region.

This may be a view of bird folk who have not spent considerable time
closely listening to frogs.

It's true there is a shorter list. But most have several calls that can
differ widely. There are also regional dialects. They have been little
studied in that regard. For large sections of the world the main
breeding calls are not even properly recorded and identified.

Walt



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