| calling is an honest indicator of paternal genetic quality in poison frogs. | several competing hypotheses have been put forward to explain why females of many species mate preferentially with males possessing the most conspicuous signals (e.g., ornaments, displays, or songs). we performed a laboratory experiment using two species of poison frogs, dendrobates leucomelas and epipedobates tricolor, to test the hypothesis that male calling performance is an honest indicator of parental quality. our analyses are based on data from behavioral observations of mating activities ... | 2006 | 17133871 |