How Female Frogs Get Tricked Into Choosing An "Ugly" Mate
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Picking the right wingman could make or break the chances for a less desirable male túngara frog to find a mate, a new study…
Picking the right wingman could make or break the chances for a less desirable male túngara frog to find a mate, a new study…
By listening to fellow bats, which make a specific call when they have found food, a bat can extend its field of "vision…
When male frogs try to put the moves on the local ladies during mating season, they may be unwittingly inviting a bat attack…
As the male túngara frog serenades female frogs from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make him easier to target by rivals…
Che cosa non si farebbe per amore. I maschi di rana tungara (Engystomops pustulosus) che popolano le zone stagnanti delle…
Male tungara frogs' love songs, intended to entice the female of the species, often attract hungry bats instead, say scientists.
Male tungara frogs' love songs, intended to entice the female of the species, often attract hungry bats instead, say scientists.
Ananth Baliga Jan. 24 (UPI) -- While the male túngara is being romantic and serenading females, frog-eating bats are using the…
As the male túngara frog serenades female frogs from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make him easier to target by rivals…
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online As male túngara frogs call from their puddles to attract females, they…
WASHINGTON — Sometimes love hurts. Just ask the tungara frog, a tiny native of Central and South America. The loud, low mating…
When male frogs look for affection of a female by serenading her, they are actually inviting death from above by exposing…
A new research has come up with the most interesting fights in the animal kingdom i.e. between frogs and bats. read more
Wenn männliche Frösche um die Gunst der Weibchen quaken, leben sie gefährlich. Denn ihre Rufe locken nicht nur Froschdamen an…
Researchers from a range of scientific institutions, including the University of Texas at Austin, have established that bats…
FATAL CALL: One male frog's loud, low mating call in search of a love connection has a deadly unintended effect - attracting…
Frogs singing love songs to potential pond mates end up exposing themselves to predator bats, who can detect the ripples the…
The unique mating calls accompanied by ripples in pond water attract the wrong attention.
As the male túngara frog serenades female frogs from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make him easier to target by rivals…
A male tungara frog’s come-hither croak can attract the interest of a female – or a leathery-winged predator. A tungara frog…
As the male tungara frog serenades females from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make him easier to target by rivals and…
Male túngara frogs call from puddles to attract females. The production of the call incidentally creates ripples that spread…
( University of Texas at Austin ) As the male tungara frog serenades females from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make…
( Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ) Male túngara frogs call from puddles to attract females. Their call incidentally…
To attract a mate, the male túngara frog croaks from a shallow puddle, sending out ripples that invite not just female frogs…