Darwin's theory of sexual selection fundamentally changed how we think about sex and
evolution. The struggle over mating and fertilization is a powerful driver of diversification …

Amphibians exhibit an incredible diversity of reproductive and life-history strategies,
including various forms of nest construction and nesting behaviour. Although anuran …

The effect of the detailed connectivity of a neural circuit on its function and the resulting
behavior of the organism is a key question in many neural systems. Here, we study the …

How sensory perception is processed by the two sexes of an organism is still only partially
understood. Despite some evidence for sexual dimorphism in auditory and olfactory …

The midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) plays a central role in the descending control of
vocalization across vertebrates. The PAG has also been implicated in auditory‐vocal …

Highlights•Mate choice decisions are sometimes irrational.•Auditory grou** is not always
an easy task for choosers.•Comparisons can be based on proportional rather than absolute …

In addition to ascending, descending, and lateral auditory projections, inputs extrinsic to the
auditory system also influence neural processing in the inferior colliculus (IC). These types …

Acoustic communication is the major component of social behavior in anuran amphibians
(frogs and toads) and has served as a neuroethological model for the nervous system's …

Since the time of Darwin, biologists have wondered whether birdsong and music may serve
similar purposes or have the same evolutionary precursors. Most attempts to compare song …

Mating preferences can show extreme variation within and among individuals even when
sensory inputs are conserved. This variation is a result of changes associated with …