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Serenading with like voices may help male wood frogs woo females into their pool
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A wood frog (one shown) will mate in a wild, watery grab fest. How females choose which pool of eager males to visit could get clearer as biologists start using what are called acoustic cameras to decipher the males' flirtatious serenades.
Chris Johnson