The Chinese tiger frog Hoplobatrachus rugulosa is one of the most common frog species sold in China.To examine the combined effects of food supply and larval de
The Reeves butterfly lizard Leiolepis reevesii has a most northerly distribution of the genus Leiolepis (Agamidae),ranging from South China (Guangxi,Guangdong a
How desert reptiles cope with extremely hot environments has attracted great scientific attention,but such studies are still rare in China.We investigated the t
Males produce communication signals which function for male-male competition and to attract females.Both female choice and male-male competition require congrue
Across taxa,females are routinely choosier than males in selecting mates.Several hypotheses have been advanced to explain genetic benefits behind female strateg
Many animals communicate using complex signaling.However,the selection pressures that drive the evolution of complex signals are not always obvious.The evolutio
Energy storage is an important component of life history of species that directly influences survival and reproduction.The energetic demands of amphibian reprod
In anuran amphibians,mating without amplexus is known for less than six species.Here we provide a new example of simultaneous polyandry with multiple males not
The concave-eared frog,Odorrana tormota,is a rare species native to eastern China and the first non-mammalian vertebrate demonstrated to both produce and percei
Sexual dimorphism is a widespread phenomenon throughout animal kingdom and is an important topic of evolutionary biology.Though many researches on the sexual di