recent research<\/a> which has found that traffic noise can cause stress to nearby frogs, impairing their defence mechanisms, and causing them to adapt to reduce these negative effects.<\/p>\nNoise can have a number of negative consequences on wildlife; for example, by interfering with communication, reducing the ability to find food, and hindering their ability to avoid predators. In the case of wood frogs (who must travel to mate and lay their eggs near ponds, many of which are now located near noisy roads), this noise has been found to cause an impairment in their ability to produce antimicrobial peptides, an important defence mechanism against pathogens.\u00a0In other words, the noise from traffic can make these frogs more susceptible to disease.<\/p>\n
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