Outsmarting the enemy: Treefrogs rely on illusions to find a mate without being eaten
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 09:01
in Biology & Nature
Treefrogs become easy targets for predators and parasites when they send mating calls, but they’re finding a way to fool their enemies with a little help from a wingman. Researchers at Purdue University have discovered that male treefrogs reduce their attractiveness to predators and parasites by overlapping their mating calls with their neighbors. By overlapping […]