In the attempt to choose a mate, it’s no surprise that females will select the more ‘attractive’ of two males, but now a new study reveals that female tungara frogs are susceptible to the ‘decoy’ effect, where the introduction of a third, inferior mate results in the female choosing the less attractive of the first two options.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150827154245.htm
Frogs’ irrational choices could reform understanding of animal mating
27 agosto 2015
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