Widespread learned predator recognition to an alien predator across populations in an amphibian species

Abstract Alien predators are a major cause of decline and extinction of species worldwide, since native organisms are rarely equipped with specific antipredatory strategies to cope with them. However, phenotypic plasticity and learned predator recognition may help prey populations to survive novel p...

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Main Authors: Nuria Polo-Cavia, Rosa Arribas, Carlos Caballero-Díaz, Ángel Baltanás, Ivan Gomez-Mestre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41624-1