Tuesday, 26 July 2016

Frogs who have sex in private have smaller privates

Frogs are increasingly breeding on land, as is the case with this pair of Scinax alcatraz ...

Frogs are increasingly having more sex on dry land than in rivers and lakes. Previously thought to be an adaptation that prevents their eggs and tadpoles from being eaten by aquatic predators, new research says that the real reason might be for males to avoid competition from other males. In arriving at this theory, the researchers took a look at frog testes.

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