Amphibians are facing an extinction crisis, and conservation breeding programmes are a
tool used to prevent imminent species extinctions. Compared to mammals and birds …

Amphibian reproductive modes (RMs) have been extensively described and applied to
amphibian biology studies. However, due to new behavioural observations and past system …

Zhao et al. recently reported results which, they claim, suggest that sexual selection
produces the multimodal displays seen in little torrent frogs (Amolops torrentis) by co-opting …

Physical gestures are prominent features of many species' multimodal displays, yet how
evolution incorporates body and leg movements into animal signaling repertoires is unclear …

Many animals use forms of gesture and dance to communicate with conspecifics in the
breeding season, though the mechanisms of this behavior are rarely studied. Here, we …

A hallmark of sexual selection is the evolution of elaborate male sexual signals. Yet, how the
physiology of an animal changes to support a new or modified signal is a question that has …

Multimodal communication is common in the animal kingdom. It occurs when animals
display by stimulating two or more receiver sensory systems, and often arises when …

Sex steroids play an important role in regulation of the vertebrate reproductive phenotype.
This is because sex steroids not only activate sexual behaviors that mediate copulation …

How diverse animal communication signals have arisen is a question that has fascinated
many. Xenopus frogs have been a model system used for three decades to reveal insights …

Tadpoles of the monotypic Indian dancing frog family Micrixalidae have remained obscure
for over 125 years. Here we report the discovery of the elusive tadpoles of Micrixalus herrei …