Within-population variation in treefrog preference functions
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The mate choice behaviors of females can greatly affect patterns of reproductive success in males and influence the evolution of sexually selected male traits. Population-level estimates of display preferences may provide an accurate estimate of the strength and direction of selection by female choice if all females in the population show homogeneous preferences. However, population-level estimates may yield misleading estimates if there is within-population variation in mate preferences. While it is increasingly clear that the latter situation is common in nature, empirical data on the magnitude of variation in female preferences is required to improve our current understanding of its potential evolutionary consequences. We explored variation in female preference functions for three male call properties in a treefrog. We found that at best 62% of females share a preference function shape with the respective population curve. Population curves may accurately capture the direction of sex..., Acoustic playback exeriments testing call preferences in female treefrogs, , # Within-population variation in treefrog preference functions [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.z612jm6m9](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.z612jm6m9) ## Description of the data and file structure This StratmanHoebelJEBReadMe.txt file was generated on 2024-06-28 by GERLINDE HOEBEL GENERAL INFORMATION 1\. Title of Dataset: **Within-population variation in preference functions reveals substantial among-female disagreement in mate assessment** 2\. Author Information            A. Principal Investigator Contact Information                        Name: Gerlinde Höbel                        Institution: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE                        Address: 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211                        Email: [hoebel@uwm.edu](mailto:hoebel@uwm.edu)            B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information                        Name: Kane Stratman                        Institution: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE                        A...
