Synchronized mating signals in a communication network: the challenge of avoiding predators while attracting mates

We investigate how signal synchronization is shaped by natural and sexual selection in two frog species. Our results show that synchronization reduces exposure to eavesdroppers and relaxed selection by females is likely important.本研究以两种蛙类为研究对象，探究信号同步（signal synchronization）如何受自然选择（natural selection）与性选择（sexual selection）的塑造。研究结果表明，信号同步可降低个体遭遇窃听者（eavesdroppers）的风险，而雌性的松弛选择（relaxed selection）或为关键影响因素。