Purple-eyed tree frogs choose mates whose croak vibrations they will really feel

Feminine red-eyed tree frogs reply higher to mating calls they hear if they will additionally really feel them by way of the branches they’re perched on, a discovering which will prolong to different tree frog species

By Corryn Wetzel

Purple-eyed tree frogs are greater than twice as prone to choose a mate if they will really feel the vibrations of their name as a substitute of solely listening to it.

These small, bright green frogs (Agalychnis callidryas) are concerning the dimension of a rooster egg and are present in rainforests from southern Mexico to northern Colombia. When the males need to woo a feminine or chase away a rival, they use air sacs of their throat to ship a refrain …