Response to comment on 'Parasite defensive limb movements enhance acoustic signal attraction in male little torrent frogs'

Abstract

Recently we showed that limb movements associated with anti-parasite defenses can enhance acoustic signal attraction in male little torrent frogs (Amolops torrentis), which suggests a potential pathway for physical movements to become co-opted into mating displays (Zhao et al., 2022). Anderson et al. argue for alternative explanations of our results and provide a reanalysis of part of our data (Anderson et al., 2023). We acknowledge some of the points raised and provide an additional analysis in support of our hypothesis.

Keywords

• multimodal communication
• mating displays
• physical movements
• Amolops torrentis
• parasite