The trade-off between speed and accuracy affects many behavioural processes like predator avoidance, foraging and nest-site selection, but little is known about this trade-off relative to territorial behaviour. Some poison frogs are highly territorial and fiercely repel calling male intruders. However, attacks need to be conducted cautiously, as they are energetically costly and bear the risk of own injury or accidentally targeting the wrong individual. In this study, we investigated the speed-accuracy trade-off in the context of male territoriality during the breeding season in the brilliant-thighed poison frog, Allobates femoralis. In our experiment, we presented the call of an invisible 'threatening' intruder together with a visible 'non-threatening' intruder, using acoustic playback and a frog model, respectively. Contrary to our prediction, neither reaction time nor approach speed of the tested frogs determined the likelihood of erroneous attacks. However, younger individuals were more likely to attack the non-threatening model than older ones, suggesting that experience plays an essential role in identifying and distinguishing rivalling individuals in a territorial context.

中文翻译：

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体验毒蛙在区域决策中的准确性。

速度和准确性之间的权衡会影响许多行为过程，例如避开捕食者，觅食和筑巢地点的选择，但相对于领土行为，这种权衡却鲜为人知。一些毒蛙具有高度的地域性，并且会强烈驱​​赶称呼为男性的入侵者。但是，攻击必须谨慎进行，因为它们的能量消耗巨大，并且有遭受自身伤害或意外瞄准错误个人的风险。在这项研究中，我们调查了在明亮的大腿毒蛙Allobates femoralis繁殖季节在男性领土范围内的速度精度权衡。在我们的实验中，我们分别使用声音回放和青蛙模型提出了一个不可见的“威胁”入侵者和一个可见的“非威胁”入侵者的调用。与我们的预测相反，被测青蛙的反应时间和接近速度都不能确定错误攻击的可能性。但是，年轻的人比年长的人更有可能攻击非威胁模型，这表明经验在确定和区分领土上的对立个人方面起着至关重要的作用。