Sex and the City: Female Frogs Prefer the Mating Calls of Urban Males

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If you find yourself swooning over urbanites more than country boys, you’re not alone.

A new study found that female túngara frogs were more attracted to the mating calls of males living in cities than those residing in forests. Researchers found that male túngara frogs in urban areas have more prominent, complex calls than those in the wilderness — a possible adaptation to noisy city life that’s enabled by a lack of predators.

A study outlining this newfound evolutionary trait was pub

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