In Bufo woodhousei, females prefer as mates males with high call rates. We determined call rate and maximum aerobic capactiy ($\dot{{\rm V}}_{{\rm o}_{2}}$ max) for 16 male B. woodhousei. $\dot{{\rm V}}_{{\rm o}_{2}}$ max was not significantly correlated with call rate. Our results do not support the hypothesis that male call rate is limited by aerobic capacity.
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