Clare Wilson, University of Melbourne​​
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"Frogs v Planes:
The effects of aircraft noise on the calling behaviour of
Growling Grass Frogs and Emerald Spotted Treefrogs"
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1st April 2025
Elgin Inn Hawthorn
From 6:30 pm - Talk starts 7:30 pm​​​
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​Frogs rely on calling to communicate, but in noisy environments, their calls can be drowned out. Aircraft noise is a particularly disruptive form of anthropogenic noise, yet few studies have explored its impacts on frog calling behaviour. In this talk, Clare will share insights from her Honours research on two Victorian frog species - Growling Grass Frogs and Emerald Spotted Tree Frogs, exploring whether they adjust their calls in response to aircraft noise. Do these species modify their calling behavior to cope? Join us to find out!
Clare Wilson completed a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and an Honours year at the University of Melbourne, supervised by Professor Kirsten Parris and collaborating with Dr. Simon Linke at CSIRO. Her research, which forms the basis of this talk, examined how aircraft noise affects frog calling behaviour. She is now in the Victorian Government graduate program, applying her research and data analysis skills in multiple departments.
All are welcome in the audience -
no RSVP/registration necessary​
Join us upstairs at The Elgin from 6:30 pm for dinner and drinks (available for purchase).
Talk starts at 7:30 pm at The Elgin Inn 75 Burwood Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122
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Sincere thanks to our 2024 speakers:
Sam Wallace
Jessica Keem, Kevin Newman and David De Angelis
Jeff Hughes
Matt Clancy, Justine Holmes, Sue Bendel, Dan Guinto
John Gould
Ellen Cottingham and Stephen Frankenberg
