Amphibians are one of the most species‐rich vertebrate taxa, with diverse and complex
reproductive behaviors. Even though mate recognition plays a vital role in reproductive …

Necrophilia in amphibians is a poorly known behaviour despite its potential as a beneficial
adaptation for improving reproductive success. Here, we describe the observation of a …

Observations of some mammals and birds touching their dead provoke questions about the
motivation and adaptive value of this potentially risky behaviour. Here, we use controlled …

Real, L.(1990): Search theory and mate choice. I. Models of singlesex discrimination.
American Naturalist 136 (3): 376-405. Sequeira, F., Sodré, D., Ferrand, N., Bernardi, JAR …

Necrophilia, also known as thanatophilia or Davian behavior, is a form of reproductive
behavior that involves attempted copulation with dead conspecifics; it has been reported in …

Tiago Felipe Theis & Vinícius Matheus Caldart 450 as R. icterica is common throughout its
geographic range (Silvano et al., 2010) and L. catesbeianus occurs in several localities of …

Thainá Najar & Lucas Ferrante 1026 would be important that future studies evaluate
whether anuran females that breed in aquatic environments expel pheromones to attract …

Vívian Gama et al. 750 at Caatinga Domain (Narvaes and Rodrigues, 2009). The frog C.
joazeirensis belongs to the Ceratophryidae family and is known for a large head and jaws …

Carlos Eduardo Costa-Campos et al. 800 drown females during the intense, frenetic mating
activity of explosive-breeding species (eg, Davies and Halliday, 1979; Wells, 2007; Izzo et …

Целью данной работы является распространение информации, которая в настоящее
время становится всё менее доступной из-за сложившейся за последние десятилетия …