Peter Narins receives award for research on how animals hear sounds
The professor was honored with the Hugh Knowles Prize for Distinguished Achievement from Northwestern University.
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The professor was honored with the Hugh Knowles Prize for Distinguished Achievement from Northwestern University.
Researchers say the coquí frogs appear to be decreasing in size at warmer temperatures, which causes their croaks to become high-pitched. If the trends continue, the heat could become too much for the sensitive amphibians to survive successfully.
Environment reporter Helena Horton (The Guardian) reports on findings by UCLA neurobiologist Peter M. Narins and researcher Sebastiaan Meenderinkall who say that the call of the coquí frogs in Puerto Rico are affected by rising temperatures. This ongoing research was presented at the 184th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America taking place in Chicago,…
The coqui frog is one of Puerto Rico's most iconic animals. It gets its name from its distinctive two-note call, "co-qui," which can be heard throughout the island every night.
The coqui frog is one of Puerto Rico’s most iconic animals.