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The FrogPhone: A novel device for real‐time frog call monitoring
Author(s) -
Garrido Sanchis Adrian,
Bertolelli Lorenzo,
Maria Hoefer Anke,
Yebra Alvarez Marta,
Munasinghe Kumudu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
methods in ecology and evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.425
H-Index - 105
ISSN - 2041-210X
DOI - 10.1111/2041-210x.13332
Subject(s) - phone , computer science , mobile phone , data logger , real time computing , range (aeronautics) , resource (disambiguation) , phone call , telemetry , telecommunications , computer network , operating system , engineering , philosophy , linguistics , aerospace engineering
Auditory surveys are instrumental for a range of absent–present studies of vocal species. However, they are generally time and resource‐intensive. To keep the cost of time and travel associated with auditory surveys at a minimum, we have developed a device, the FrogPhone, for remote monitoring. The system simulates the main features of a phone device working within the 3G/4G Cellular network frequencies or a satellite network. By dialling up the invention, the user can conduct an auditory survey in real time and obtain environmental data (e.g. water and air temperature) through a text message sent to his mobile phone. The FrogPhone allows extending auditory survey projects while decreasing overall project costs and enable surveys that previously were too costly.