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Science 22 May 1981:
Vol. 212. no. 4497, pp. 950 - 951
DOI: 10.1126/science.212.4497.950
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Mate Selection and Behavioral Thermoregulation in Fowler's Toads

LINCOLN FAIRCHILD 1

1 Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708

Male Fowler's toads produce mating calls that are affected by the body size and temperature of the caller. Females are able to discriminate between variations in these calls and select the largest available males. By thermoregulation, males are able to alter their calls to make them more attractive to females.

Submitted on September 22, 1980
Revised on March 18, 1981


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