Oviposition and father presence reduce clutch cannibalism by female poison frogs

BACKGROUND: The consumption of conspecific young by adult individuals is a common phenomenon across various animal taxa. Possible adaptive benefits of such behaviour include the acquisition of nutrients, decreased competition for one’s own offspring, and/or increased mating opportunities. Clutch can...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Spring, Sandra, Lehner, Marion, Huber, Ludwig, Ringler, Eva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6431022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949227
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-019-0304-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6431022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949227
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-019-0304-2

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