Female mate choice in a neotropical frog
- PMID: 17831371
- DOI: 10.1126/science.209.4455.523
Female mate choice in a neotropical frog
Abstract
Female Physalaemus pustulosus choose their mates and are more likely to choose larger males. There is a significant negative correlation between the size of the male and the fundamental frequency of one of the components of its advertisement call. Playback experiments demonstrate that females are capable of choosing larger males by distinguishing among differences in spectral components of the advertisement call.
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