title: Replication in field biology: the case of the frog-eating bat.
abstract: Studies conducted in the field offer unique opportunities to observe nature, but achieving true replication under natural conditions is challenging. As demonstrated by the discovery of frog eating by a charismatic bat, biology conducted in the field generally follows an interesting progression that includes discovery, demonstration, experimentation, and verification.
authors.affiliation: Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA. mryan@mail.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura; D001695:Biology; D002685:Chiroptera; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D008297:Male; D019370:Observation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D014828:Vocalization, Animal