Among many species, breeding preferences and tactics can differ among males and females. When aggressive behavior by males toward unreceptive females goes awry, it may result in failure to reproduce, and in some cases, fatality for the females involved. This may be particularly true among species of explosive breeders in anurans, an order including some 4,500 species of frogs and toads, in which a higher risk of mortality has been reported for mating females. Read More