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Bigger is better for Fowler toads in mating calls study
Columbus Ohio Ohio State University zoologist Lincoln Fairchild heads the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics and argues Fowler's toads show females prefer larger males indicated by louder calls. He notes bigger males have slower pulse rates. females can judge size by call quality. The work covers weathered toads, timing of breeding from April to June, and parallels in other species while building a framework for understanding mating systems.
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