The Tungara Frog: A Study in Sexual Selection and Communication

by Michael J. Ryan

Book Overview

In a Panamanian pond, male t ngara frogs (Physalaemus pustulosus) gather in choruses, giving their "advertisement" call to the females that move among them. If a female chooses to make physical contact with a male, he will clasp her and eventually fertilize her eggs. But in vying for the females, the males whose calls are most attractive may also attract the interest of another creature: the fringe-lipped bat, a frog eater.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226732290
• ISBN13: 9780226732299
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"