Sexual Parasitism in the Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea)

Science. 1978 Jun 9;200(4346):1179-80. doi: 10.1126/science.200.4346.1179.

Abstract

Noncalling adult male tree frogs were found in close association with about 16 percent of the calling males in a pond in Georgia. In 13 of 30 field experiments a noncalling satellite male intercepted and achieved amplexus with a gravid female moving toward the calling male. This mating strategy, which conserves energy required for calling, resembles the strategy employed by other vertebrates.