Male Call Frequency as a Criterion for Female Choice in Hyla cinerea

In this paper we compare the potential for female choice of large males in six populations of H. cinerea by performing simulation choice tests using data on male size and call frequency. Tape recordings were made of mating calls of 30 male H. cinerea from each of six choruses in Illinois (Union Coun...

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Published in:Journal of herpetology 1990-06, Vol.24 (2), p.198-201
Main Authors: Asquith, Adam, Altig, Ronald
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphibia and reptilia
Amphibians
Animal ethology
Biological and medical sciences
Evolution
Female animals
Forestry
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hyla cinerea
Male animals
Mating behavior
Population size
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Sexual selection
Snakes
Statistical variance
Vertebrata
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Summary:In this paper we compare the potential for female choice of large males in six populations of H. cinerea by performing simulation choice tests using data on male size and call frequency. Tape recordings were made of mating calls of 30 male H. cinerea from each of six choruses in Illinois (Union County), northern Mississippi (Noxubee Co.), southern Mississippi (Hancock Co.), Louisiana (St. Martin Parish), northern Florida (Alachua Co.), and southern Florida (Dade Co.).
ISSN:0022-1511
1937-2418
DOI:10.2307/1564229