Publications
2024
Bernal, X.E. In press. Lost Frogs and Hot Snakes: Herpetologists’ Tales from the Field. [book review] Ichthyology & Herpetology (formerly Copeia) Messerly, A.E. U, Mularo, A.J.G, Longo, A.V. & Bernal, X.E. 2024. Physiological and behavioral responses to novel saline conditions in an invasive treefrog. J Exp Zool A: Ecol and Integ Physiol 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2841 Singh, R., Sanscrainte, N.D., Estep, A.S., González, K.G, & Bernal, X.E. 2024. Rearing and Shipping of Uranotaenia lowii. Bio-protocol 14(11): e4996. 2023 Leavell, B.C., Pantoja-Sánchez, H.E., Vélez, V., Hemingway, C.T., Wilhite, K., Halfwerk, W. & Bernal, X.E. 2023. Ripple effects in a communication network: anti-eavesdropper defense elicits elaborated sexual signals in rival males. Proc Roy Soc B 290: 20231910. Mularo, A.G, DeWoody, A. & Bernal, X.E. 2023. The establishment and occurrence history of three invasive anuran species across the Florida peninsula. J Herp 57(4):381-389. Pantoja-Sánchez, H., Leavell, B.C., Rendon, B., de-Silva, W.A.P.P., Singh, R., Zhou, J. G, Menda, G., Hoy, R.R., Miles, R.N., Sanscrainte, N.D. & Bernal, X.E. 2023. Tiny spies: mosquito antennae are sensitive sensors for eavesdropping on frog calls. J Exp Biol 226 (24): jeb245359. PDF Bernal, X.E., Leavell, B.C. & Page, R.A. 2023. Assessing patterns of eavesdropper risk on sexual signals and the use of meta-analysis in behavioural ecology. Proc Roy Soc B 290: 20221866 PDF Trillo, P.A., Bernal, X.E. & Hall, R.J. 2023. Mixed-species assemblages and disease: The importance of differential vector and parasite attraction in transmission dynamics. Philosophical Transactions B 378: 20220109. PDF Bernal, X.E. & Page, R.A. 2023. Tactics of evasion: strategies used by signallers to deter eavesdropping enemies from exploiting communication systems. Biological Reviews doi: 10.1111/brv.12904 PDF 2022 Bernal, X.E. & Page, R.A. 2022. Editorial: How enemies shape communication systems: Sensory strategies to avoid eavesdropping predators and parasites. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Editorial & e-Book Larter, Luke C., Bernal, X.E., Page, R. A., & Ryan, M. J. 2022. Local competitive environment and male condition influence within-bout calling patterns in túngara frogs. Bioacoustics PDF Gutierrez, S.O., Minchella, D. & Bernal, X.E. 2022. Survival of the sickest: Selective predation differentially modulates ecological and evolutionary disease dynamics. Oikos e09126. PDF Mularo, A., Bernal, X.E. & DeWoody, A. 2022. Dominance can increase genetic variance after a population bottleneck: a synthesis of the theoretical and empirical evidence. J Heredity 113: 257-271. Leavell, B.C., Beaty, L.E., McNickle, G.G. & Bernal, X.E. 2022. Eavesdropping micropredators as dynamic limiters of sexual signal elaboration and intrasexual competition. American Naturalist 199: https://doi.org/10.1086/718967 2021 Anderson, N.K., Legett, H.D., Aihara, I. & Bernal, X.E. 2021. Visual displays in a nocturnal Rhacophorid frog (Buergeria japonica). Behavior 159: 3-4. Legett, H.D., Aihara, I. & Bernal, X.E. 2021. The dual benefits of synchronized mating signals in a Japanese treefrog: attracting mates and manipulating predators. Philosophical Transactions B 376: 20200340. Link Legett, H.D., Aihara, I. & Bernal, X.E. 2021. Within host acoustic signal preference of frog-biting mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and midges (Diptera: Corethrellidae) on Iriomote Island, Japan. Entomological Science 24: 116- 122. PDF 2020 Malisch, J.L., Harris, B.N., Sherrer, S.M., Lewis, K.A., Shepherd, S.L., McCarthy, P.C., Spott, J.L., Karam, E.P., Moustaid-Moussa, N., Calarco, J.M., Ramalingam, L., Talley, A.E., Cañas-Carrell, J.E., Ardon-Dryer, K., Weiser, D.A., Bernal, X.E., Deitloff, J. 2020. Reply to Arora et al.: Concerns and considerations about using the CV as an equity tool. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117: 24033-24034. PDF Malisch, J.L., Harris, B.N., Sherrer, S.M., Lewis, K.A., Shepherd, S.L., McCarthy, P.C., Spott, J.L., Karam, E.P., Moustaid-Moussa, N., Calarco, J.M., Ramalingam, L., Talley, A.E., Cañas-Carrell, J.E., Ardon-Dryer, K., Weiser, D.A., Bernal, X.E., Deitloff, J. 2020. Opinion: In the wake of COVID-19, academia needs new solutions to ensure gender equity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117: 15378-15381. PDF de Silva W.A.P.P., Bernal, X.E., Chathuranga W.G. D, Herath, B.P., Ekanayake, C, Abeysundara, H.T.K., Karunaratne, S.H.P.P. 2020. Feeding patterns revealed host partitioning in a community of frog-biting mosquitoes. Ecological Entomology 45: 988-996. doi: 10.1111/een.12874 Gutierrez, S.O., Rubin, E., Inskeep, D. & Bernal, X.E. 2020. Nature of Science: Bats and Frogs and Midges, Oh My! Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms 49: 139-146. Legett, H.D., Hemingway, C. & Bernal, X.E. 2020. Prey exploits the auditory illusions of eavesdropping predators. American Naturalist 195: 927–933. doi: 10.1086/707719 PDF Data & Code Legett, H.D., Madden, R., Aihara, I. & Bernal , X.E. 2020. Traffic noise differentially impacts call types in a Japanese treefrog (Buergeria japonica). Ethology 126: 576–583. PDF Data & Code Legett, H.D., Aihara, I. & Bernal , X.E. 2020. Signal synchrony and alternation among neighbor males in a Japanese stream breeding treefrog, Buergeria japonica. Current Herpetology 39: 80-85. PDF Data & Code Page, R.A. & Bernal, X.E. 2020. The challenge of detecting prey: Private and social information use in predatory bats. Func Ecol 34: 344– 363. PDF 2019 Legett, H.D., Page, R.A. & Bernal, X.E. 2019. Synchronized signaling in a communication network: Relaxed female preferences result in this unique signaling strategy. Proc Roy Soc B 28620191067 PDF Data & Code Zlotnik, S. G, Gridi-Papp, M, Bernal, X.E. 2019. Laryngeal demasculinization in wild Cane Toads varies with land use. EcoHealth 16: 682-693. PDF Data & Code Anderson, N.K., Gutierrez, S.O. & Bernal, X.E. 2019. From forest to city: Urbanization modulates relative abundance of anti-predator coloration. J Urban Ecol 1-8. doi: 10.1093/jue/juz016 PDF Leavell, B.C. & Bernal, X.E. 2019. The cognitive ecology of stimulus ambiguity: A predator-prey perspective. TREE 34: 1048-1060. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.07.004 Pantoja-Sánchez, H., Vargas, J.F., Ruiz-López, F., Rúa-Uribe, G., Vélez, V., Kline, D. & Bernal, X.E. 2019. A new approach to improve acoustic trapping effectiveness for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J Vector Ecology 44: 216-222. PDF Ryan, M.J., Akre, K., Baugh, A., Bernal, X.E, Lea, A., Leslie, C., Still, M. & D. Wylie. 2019. Nineteen Years of Consistently Positive and Strong Female Mate Preferences Despite Individual Variation. American Naturalist 194: 125-134. doi: 10.1086/704103 PDF Baranov, V., Kvifte, G.M., Muller,P. & Bernal, X.E. 2019. A new species of fossil Corethrella (Diptera, Corethrelidae) from Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 101: 184-187. PDF Bernal, X.E, Rojas, B. Pinto, M.A., Mendoza-Henao, A.M., Herrera-Montes, A., Herrera-Montes, M.I., Caceres, A.P. (254 signatories). 2019. Empowering Latina scientists. Science 363: 825-826. PDF 2018 Halfwerk, W., Blass, M., Kramer, L. Hijner, N., Trillo, P.A., Bernal, X.E., Page, R.A., Goutte, S. Ryan, M., Ellers, J. 2018. Adaptive changes in sexual signaling in response to urbanization. Nature Ecology & Evolution doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0751-8. PDF Kvifte, G.M. & Bernal, X.E. 2018. A new species of frog-biting midge from Papua New Guinea with a key to the described Corethrellidae of the Australopapuan Region (Diptera, Corethrellidae, Corethrella). ZooKeys 795: 39-48. PDF Zlotnik, S., Darnell, G & Bernal, X.E. 2018. Anuran predators overcome visual illusion: Dazzle coloration does not protect moving prey. Animal Cognition 21: 729-733. PDF Miller, A.G., Page, R.A. & Bernal, X.E. 2018. Exploratory behavior of a native anuran species with high invasive potential. Animal Cognition 21: 55-65. PDF 2017 Legett, H.D., Baranov, V.G. & Bernal, X.E. 2017. Seasonal variation in abundance and diversity of eavesdropping frog-biting midges (Diptera, Corethrellidae) in a Neotropical rainforest. Ecological Entomology 43: 226-233. PDF Data & Code McMahon, T.A., Rohr, J. & Bernal, X.E. 2017. Light and noise pollution interact to disrupt interspecific interactions. Ecology 98: 1290-1299. PDF. 2016 Vencl, F., Ottens, K., Dixon, M.M., Candler, S., Bernal, X.E. Estrada, C. & Page. R.A. 2016. Pyrazine emission by a tropical firefly: an example of chemical aposematism? Biotropica 48: 645-655. PDF Trillo, P.A., Bernal, X.E., Caldwell, M.S., Halfwerk, W.H., Wessel, M.O. & Page. R.A. 2016. Collateral damage or a shadow of safety?: The effects of signalling heterospecific neighbours on the risks of parasitism and predation. Proc Roy Soc B 283: 20160343. PDF Aihara, I., Priyanka de Silva & Bernal, X.E. 2016. Acoustic preference of frog-Biting midges (Corethrella spp) attacking túngara frogs in their natural habitat. Ethology 122: 105-113. PDF Beaty, L., Emmering, Q. & Bernal, X.E. 2016. Mixed sex effects on the second-to-fourth digit ratio of túngara frogs and cane toads. The Anatomical Record 299:421-427. PDF Bernal, X.E. & Pinto, C.M. 2016. Sexual differences in prevalence of a new species of trypanosome that infects túngara frogs. International Journal of Parasitology: Wildlife and Parasites 5:40-47. PDF Baugh, A., Ryan, M.J., Bernal, X.E. & Bee, M. 2016. Túngara frogs do not experience the continuity illusion. Behavioral Neuroscience. 130:62-74. PDF 2015 Bernal, X.E. & de Silva, P. 2015. Cues used in host-seeking behavior by frog-biting midges (Corethrella spp Coquillet). Journal of Vector Ecology 40: 122-128. PDF Bulbert, M.W., Page, P.A. & Bernal, X.E. 2015. Danger comes from all fronts: predator-dependent escape tactics of túngara frogs. PLoS One 10(4): e0120546. Beaty, L., Nyarko, K. & Bernal, X.E. 2015. Does light reveal their true toxicity? Light-induced changes in coloration through ontogeny in cane toad tadpoles (Rhinella marina). Herpetological Journal 25: 191-195. PDF de Silva, P., Nutter, B. & Bernal, X.E. 2015. Use of acoustic mating signals in an eavesdropping frog-biting midge. Animal Behaviour 103:45-51. PDF de Silva, P., Miranda, R. & Bernal, X.E. 2015. First report of mite parasitization in frog-biting midges (Corethrella species). International Journal of Parasitology 41:389-392. PDF Candler, S.A. & Bernal, X.E. 2015. Differences in neophobia between cane toads from introduced and native populations. Behavior Ecology 26:97-104. PDF 2014 Page, R.A., Ryan, M.J. & Bernal, X.E. 2014. Be Loved, Be Preyed, Be Eaten. In: Animal Behavior: Vols. 3. Yasakawa, K. (ed). ABC-CLIO Editorial. Santa Barbara, CA. Akre, K., Bernal, X.E., & Ryan, M.J. 2014. Harmonic calls and indifferent females: Evidence against anuran origins for human consonance perception. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281: 20140986. PDF de Silva, P., Jaramillo C. & Bernal X.E. 2014. Selection of biting sites on anuran hosts by Corethrella Coquillett species. J Insect Behav 27:302-316. PDF 2013 de Silva, P. C. & Bernal X.E. 2013. First report of the mating behavior of a species of frog-biting midge (Diptera: Corethrellidae). Florida Entomologist 96(4):1522-1529. PDF McCoy, K. & Bernal, X.E. 2013. Leptodactylus savagei (South American Bullfrog), Locomotion and Foraging. Natural History Note, Herp Review 44(3):496. 2012 Lloyd-Strovas, J. & Bernal, X.E. 2012. A review of undergraduate evolution education in United States Universities: Building a unifying framework. Evolution: Education and Outreach 5:453-46. PDF Page, R.A., Schnelle, T., Kalko, E.K.V., Bunge, T. & Bernal, X.E. 2012. Reassessment of prey through sequential use of multiple sensory cues by an eavesdropping bat. Naturwissenschaften 99:505-50. PDF Bernal, X.E. 2012. Leptodactylus fragilis (White-lipped Foamfrog), Distress Call. Natural History Note, Herp Review 43(2):32. PDF 2010 Ryan, M.J., Bernal, X.E. & Rand, A.S. 2010. Female mate choice and the potential for ornament evolution in túngara frogs, Physalaemus pustulosus. Current Zoology 56:343-357. PDF 2009 Bernal, X.E., Page, R.A., Ryan, M.J., Argo IV, T.F. & Wilson, P.S. 2009. Acoustic radiation patterns of mating calls of the túngara frog (Physalaemus pustulosus): Implications for multiple receivers. J Acous Soc Am 126:2757-276. PDF Bernal, X.E., Akre, K.L., Baugh, A.T., Rand, A.S. & Ryan, M.J. 2009. Female and male behavioral response to advertisement calls of variable complexity in túngara frogs, Physalaemus pustulosus. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 63:1269-127. PDF Bernal, X.E., Rand, A.S. & Ryan, M.J. 2009. Task differences underlie sexual dimorphism in behavior. Proc Roy Soc London B 276:1323-132. PDF 2008 Cummings, M.E., Bernal, X.E., Reynaga, R., Rand, A.S. & Ryan M.J. 2008. Visual Sensitivity to a Conspicuous Male Cue Varies by Reproductive State in Physalaemus pustulosus females. J Exp Biol 211:1203-121. PDF 2007 Ryan, M.J., Bernal, X.E., & Rand, S. 2007. Patterns of mating call preferences in túngara frogs, Physalaemus pustulosus. J Evol Biol 20:2235-224. PDF Bernal, X.E., Rand, A.S. & Ryan, M.J. 2007. Sexual differences in the behavioral response of túngara frogs, Physalaemus pustulosus, to cues associated with increased predation risk. Ethology 113:755-763 . PDF Lampert, K.P., Bernal, X.E., Rand, A.S., Mueller, U.G. & Ryan, M.J. 2007. Island populations of Physalaemus pustulosus: history influences genetic diversity and morphology. Herpetologica 63(3):311-32. PDF Bernal, X.E., Rand, A.S. & Ryan, M.J. 2007. Sexual differences in receiver permissiveness to advertisement calls in túngara frogs, Physalaemus pustulosus. Anim Behav 73:955-96 . PDF Bernal, X.E., Page, R.A., Rand, A.S. & Ryan, M.J. 2007. Cues for eavesdroppers: Do frog calls indicate prey density and quality?. Am Nat 169:412-41. PDF 2006 Page, R.A & Bernal, X.E. 2006. Quick guide Túngara frogs. Current Biology 16(23):R979-R78. PDF Bernal, X.E., Rand, A.S. & Ryan, M.J. 2006. Acoustic preferences and localization performance of blood-sucking flies (Corethrella Coquillett). Behav Ecol 17:709-71. PDF Pauly, G.B., Bernal, X.E., Ryan, M.J. & Rand, A.S. 2006. The role of the vocal sac in increasing call rate in Physalaemus pustulosus. Physiol Biochem Zool 79:708-71. PDF Lampert, K.P., Bernal, X.E., Rand A.S., Mueller, U.G. & Ryan, M.J. 2006. No evidence for female mate choice based on genetic similarity in the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus. Behav Ecol Soc 59:796-80. PDF Bernal, X.E. 2006. Caiman crocodilus (Spectacle caiman), Predation / Eavesdropper. Natural History Note, Herp Review 37(4):460-46. PDF 2005 Bernal, X.E, Guarnizo, C. and Luddecke, H. 2005. Geographic variation in the advertisement call and genetic structure of the Andean frog Colostethus palmatus. Herpetologica 61(4):395-40. PDF Pauly, G.B., Bernal, X.E. & Taylor, R. 2005. Scinax ruber (Red Snouted Treefrog), Arboreality and parachuting. Natural History Note, Herp Review 36(3):308-30. PDF 2004 Bernal, X. & Ron, S. 2004. Leptodactylus fragilis (South American white-lipped frog), Courtship. Natural History Note, Herp Review 35(4):372-37. PDF 2000 Lüddecke, H., Amézquita, A., Bernal, X., Guzmán, F. 2000. Partitioning of vocal activity in a neotropical highland-frog community. Stud Neotrop Fauna & Environm 35:185-19. PDF 1999 Bernal X., Guzmán F. 1999. The advertisement calls of three leutherodactylus species (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in a Colombian highland community. Rev Acad Colomb Cien 23 (Suplemento especial) 261-264. PDF 1998 Lüddecke, H., Amézquita, A., Guzmán, F., Bernal, X., Agudelo, L. 1998. Comparison of environmental conditions and their effects on call characteristics of five frog species in a Colombian highland community. Miaud, C. & Guyétant, R. (eds). Le Bourget du Lac SEH:285-294. PDF |