Robofrog (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Robofrog

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In an innovative experiment, biologists Michael Ryan and Ryan Taylor used recordings of male tungara frog mating calls, along with a robotic frog that can inflate its vocal sac, to investigate how visual and auditory signals can combine to attract females.

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Michael Ryan, University of Texas at Austin

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