Kin discrimination in cannibalistic tadpoles of the Green Poison Frog, Dendrobates auratus (Anura, Dendrobatidae)

Kin discrimination in cannibalistic tadpoles of the Green Poison Frog, Dendrobates auratus (Anura, Dendrobatidae)

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Cannibalizing a related individual can reduce the inclusive fitness of the cannibal. Hence, mechanisms that allow a tadpole to recognize and modify its behavior toward kin may reduce the inclusive fitness costs of cannibalism. Alternatively, ecological factors may cause preferential treatment of kin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heather M. Gray, Kyle Summers, Roberto Ibáñez D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-06-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
Subjects:
Anura
Dendrobatidae
cannibalism
kinship
larvae
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/42710

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