Female Treefrogs Experience 'Choice Overload' Amid Too Many Mating Calls From Males

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-treefrogs-experience-choice-overload-amid-too-many-mating-calls-from-males-180989411/

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“The team conducted a “well thought-out experiment,” Luke Larter , a behavioral ecologist at Brown University who was not involved with this paper, tells Smithsonian magazine.”
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Frase de exemploThe team conducted a “well thought-out experiment,” Luke Larter , a behavioral ecologist at Brown University who was not involved with this paper, tells Smithsonian magazine.
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“Choice overload could be influencing the frogs’ evolution.”
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Frase de exemploChoice overload could be influencing the frogs’ evolution.
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“Under such conditions, the female frogs can have a hard time choosing their mates.”
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Frase de exemploUnder such conditions, the female frogs can have a hard time choosing their mates.
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“Under such conditions, the female frogs can have a hard time choosing their mates.”
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Frase de exemploUnder such conditions, the female frogs can have a hard time choosing their mates.
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“Choice overload could be influencing the frogs’ evolution.”
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Frase de exemploChoice overload could be influencing the frogs’ evolution.
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“So, they played a long, “target” call alongside some shorter calls meant to distract the females.”
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Frase de exemploSo, they played a long, “target” call alongside some shorter calls meant to distract the females.
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“Cope's gray treefrogs Jessie Tanner From previous research , the team understood that female Cope’s gray treefrogs prefer males with longer calls.”
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Frase de exemploCope's gray treefrogs Jessie Tanner From previous research , the team understood that female Cope’s gray treefrogs prefer males with longer calls.
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“Jessie Tanner To win over a female, a male Cope’s gray treefrog will puff out its throat and release a musical trill of high-pitched vibrations.”
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Frase de exemploJessie Tanner To win over a female, a male Cope’s gray treefrog will puff out its throat and release a musical trill of high-pitched vibrations.
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“The competing males crowd together around ponds during the mating season, producing a noisy chorus of calls.”
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Frase de exemploThe competing males crowd together around ponds during the mating season, producing a noisy chorus of calls.
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“The competing males crowd together around ponds during the mating season, producing a noisy chorus of calls.”
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Frase de exemploThe competing males crowd together around ponds during the mating season, producing a noisy chorus of calls.
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“Female frogs “can’t always get what they want,” Tanner tells Science News ’ Freda Kreier.”
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Frase de exemploFemale frogs “can’t always get what they want,” Tanner tells Science News ’ Freda Kreier.
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“The females also took longer to choose a mate when faced with more calls.”
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Frase de exemploThe females also took longer to choose a mate when faced with more calls.
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“The study indicates that cognitive limitations prevent the female frogs from making a careful selection when given too many options.”
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Frase de exemploThe study indicates that cognitive limitations prevent the female frogs from making a careful selection when given too many options.
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“Cope's gray treefrogs Jessie Tanner From previous research , the team understood that female Cope’s gray treefrogs prefer males with longer calls.”
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Frase de exemploCope's gray treefrogs Jessie Tanner From previous research , the team understood that female Cope’s gray treefrogs prefer males with longer calls.
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“The decisions of the female frogs “are really biologically important,” Tanner adds in another statement .”
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Frase de exemploThe decisions of the female frogs “are really biologically important,” Tanner adds in another statement .
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“So, they played a long, “target” call alongside some shorter calls meant to distract the females.”
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Frase de exemploSo, they played a long, “target” call alongside some shorter calls meant to distract the females.
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“Under such conditions, the female frogs can have a hard time choosing their mates.”
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Frase de exemploUnder such conditions, the female frogs can have a hard time choosing their mates.
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“Jessie Tanner To win over a female, a male Cope’s gray treefrog will puff out its throat and release a musical trill of high-pitched vibrations.”
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Frase de exemploJessie Tanner To win over a female, a male Cope’s gray treefrog will puff out its throat and release a musical trill of high-pitched vibrations.
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“But researchers weren’t sure whether the background noise or the sheer number of suitors was giving them trouble.”
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Frase de exemploBut researchers weren’t sure whether the background noise or the sheer number of suitors was giving them trouble.
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“So, they played a long, “target” call alongside some shorter calls meant to distract the females.”
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Frase de exemploSo, they played a long, “target” call alongside some shorter calls meant to distract the females.
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“Female Treefrogs Experience 'Choice Overload' Amid Too Many Mating Calls From Males Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.”
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Frase de exemploFemale Treefrogs Experience 'Choice Overload' Amid Too Many Mating Calls From Males Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
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“The competing males crowd together around ponds during the mating season, producing a noisy chorus of calls.”
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Frase de exemploThe competing males crowd together around ponds during the mating season, producing a noisy chorus of calls.
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“The team suggests in the paper that choice overload might be a common feature of these mating systems.”
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Frase de exemploThe team suggests in the paper that choice overload might be a common feature of these mating systems.
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Frase de exemploScientists Propose a New Way to Deal With Waste and Provide Food in Extreme Environments August 31, 2026 Carlyn Kranking is Smithsonian magazine's associate web editor for science.
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“Choice overload, then, might improve the odds that a less-desirable male will find a mate.”
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Frase de exemploChoice overload, then, might improve the odds that a less-desirable male will find a mate.
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“Jessie Tanner To win over a female, a male Cope’s gray treefrog will puff out its throat and release a musical trill of high-pitched vibrations.”
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Frase de exemploJessie Tanner To win over a female, a male Cope’s gray treefrog will puff out its throat and release a musical trill of high-pitched vibrations.
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““In human terms, is it like entering a crowded bar and not being able to hear anyone talk, or is it like using a dating app and not being able to choose among the many options?” Claire Hemingway , a research associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and a cognitive ecologist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, says in a statement .”
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Frase de exemplo“In human terms, is it like entering a crowded bar and not being able to hear anyone talk, or is it like using a dating app and not being able to choose among the many options?” Claire Hemingway , a research associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and a cognitive ecologist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, says in a statement .