Environmental conditions limit attractiveness of a complex sexual signal in the túngara frog
oleh: Wouter Halfwerk, Judith A. H. Smit, Hugo Loning, Amanda M. Lea, Inga Geipel, Jacintha Ellers, Michael J. Ryan
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Animal sexual signals should be conspicuous to mates but not to enemies. Here, the authors show that call site properties can set limits on the attractiveness of male frogs' advertisement call, but that males may balance sexual success over predation risk by digging deeper puddles.