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Male frogs have sex on land to keep competitors away


July 26, 2016

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Researchers have assumed that natural selection drove frogs to take the evolutionary step to reproduce on land as a way for parents to avoid aquatic predators who feed on the eggs and tadpoles. But a new study by a team including Cornell University frog biologists shows for the first time that some frogs hide eggs on land to reduce competition from other males who also want to fertilize those eggs.Full Story

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