Frequency jumps and subharmonic components in calls of female Odorrana tormota differentially affect the vocal behaviors of male frogs

Many studies have demonstrated that sounds containing nonlinear phenomena (NLP) can influence the behavior of receivers. However, the specific functions of different NLP components have received less attention. In most frog species, females produce few or no vocalizations; in contrast, female Odorrana tormota exhibit a diverse range of calls that are rich in NLP components. Previous field playbacks have shown that female calls can elicit responses from male frogs. Therefore, we conducted a phonotaxis experiment to investigate the differential effects of different NLP calls by female O. tormota on the vocal behavior of male frogs. The results of our study revealed that calls with subharmonics elicited a greater number of short calls and answering calls from male frogs than calls with frequency jumps. Conversely, calls with frequency jumps triggered more staccato calls from males than calls with subharmonics. Additionally, during the phonotaxis experiments, we recorded the initial vocaliz..., , , # Title of Dataset: Data for \"Frequency Jumps and Subharmonic Components in Calls of Female O. tormota Differentially Affect the Vocal Behaviors of Male Frogs\"

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Two data files of playback experiments in male Odorrana tormota frogs

## Description of the Data and file structure

Fj_Sh.csv contains 5 parameters for the phonotaxis experiment: 1) the number of short calls produced (C-Sc), 2) the number of “meow” call produced (C-Mw), 3) the number of staccato calls produced (C-St), and 4) the number of answering calls produced (C-Ac, Figure 2), 5) time taken within a proximity of 10 cm to the loudspeaker (T-Sp).

First-last.csv contains the number of male frogs that choose to emit a short call, meow call, or staccato call for the first time, as well as the number of male frogs that choose to emit a short call, meow call, or staccato call when approaching the speaker within 10 centimeters.