Froggy Went a Courtin'

August 27, 2015 • by Marc Airhart

A graduate student and her advisor in the Department of Integrative Biology at UT Austin have discovered that female frogs are also prone to the decoy effect.

Two frogs sitting on moist ground

Two male túngara frogs make mating calls to attract females. Image by Amanda Lea.


A frog sits in a spare room facing three speakers

A female túngara frog listens to the calls of three male frogs produced by speakers. She chooses her "mate" by hopping toward a speaker. Image by Amanda Lea.

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