Editing Poison dart frog (section)

==== Mating behavior ====
Observations of the Dendrobatidae family suggest that males of the species typically make their [[mating]] call in morning between the times of 6:30&nbsp;am to 11:30&nbsp;am.<ref name="Crump-1972" /> The males are usually on average one meter above the ground on limbs, trunks, and stems, or logs of trees so that their call travels further and so they can be seen by potential mates.<ref name="Crump-1972" /> The calls are signaled towards the stream where females are located.<ref name="Crump-1972" /> After the call is received, the female makes its way to the male and [[Fertilisation|fertilization]] occurs.<ref name="Crump-1972" /> This observed fertilization is not accomplished through amplexus.<ref name="Crump-1972" /> Upon meeting, courtship is generally initiated by the female.<ref name="Summers-1989" /> The female strokes, climbs, and jumps on the male in tactile [[courtship display|courtship]] and are by far the more active sex.<ref name="Summers-1989" /> The duration of courtship in poison frogs is long and females may occasionally reject males, even after an entire day of active pursuit.<ref name="Summers-1999">{{Cite journal |last1=Summers |first1=Kyle |last2=Symula |first2=Rebecca |last3=Clough |first3=Mark |last4=Cronin |first4=Thomas |date=1999-11-07 |title=Visual mate choice in poison frogs |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1999.0900 |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences |volume=266 |issue=1434 |pages=2141–2145 |doi=10.1098/rspb.1999.0900 |pmid=10649631 |pmc=1690338 |issn=0962-8452}}</ref> In the majority of cases, the males choose the [[Ovipositor|oviposition]] site and lead the females there.<ref name="Crump-1972" /> In some Dendrobatidae species, such as [[Strawberry poison-dart frog|strawberry poison frog]], visual cues under high light intensity are also used to identify individuals from the same population.<ref name="Summers-1999" /> Different species use different cues to identify individuals from their same population during mating and courtship.