E&E Seminar: “Studying exceptions to understand the rule: sex roles and parental care behavior in a Bornean frog” by Johana Goyes Vallejos (University of Missouri)
October 28, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Location
SELE 4289
Calendar
Download iCal FilePlease join us October 28, 2025 at 12:30pm in SELE 4289 for an E&E Seminar featuring "Studying exceptions to understand the rule: sex roles and parental care behavior in a Bornean frog" by Dr. Johana Goyes Vallejos (University of Missouri).
Host: Ignacio Escalante Meza
Abstract: Dr. Johana Goyes Vallejos’ research on the guardian frog of Borneo (Limnonectes palavanensis) investigates the ecological, behavioral, and evolutionary factors underlying the unique courtship behaviors and elaborate parental care in amphibians. Her work reveals that male guardian frogs exclusively provide parental care through egg attendance and tadpole transport. Even more remarkable is her discovery that females also call to potentially attract males, suggesting a reversal of typical frog calling and mating behaviors and making L. palavanensis an excellent candidate to be the first frog species with a sex-role-reversed mating system. Through extensive fieldwork, bioacoustics, and integrative behavioral ecology, Dr. Goyes Vallejos’ studies seek to understand the factors driving the diversity of reproductive strategies and care patterns within the genus Limnonectes while providing natural history information useful for future conservation efforts in the rapidly changing tropical ecosystems of Southeast Asia.
Date posted
Jun 24, 2025
Date updated
Oct 14, 2025