ArticleThe Journal of experimental biology2021
Tadpole-transporting frogs use stagnant water odor to find pools in the rainforest.
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- Social isolation is associated with microRNA expression changes in the visual system of poison frog tadpoles.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Neural and sensory basis of homing behaviour in the invasive cane toad,Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Neural and sensory basis of homing behavior in the invasive cane toad,bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- A user's guide for understanding reptile and amphibian hydroregulation and climate change impacts.Conservation physiology · 2025Article
- Odor cues rather than personality affect tadpole deposition in a neotropical poison frog.Current zoology · 2024Article
- Behavioural hydroregulation protects against acute effects of drought in a dry-skinned ectotherm.Oecologia · 2023Article
- Exploring links between personality traits and their social and non-social environments in wild poison frogs.Behavioral ecology and sociobiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Breeding sites are often a limited and ephemeral resource for rainforest frogs. This resource limitation has driven the evolution of diverse reproductive strategies that increase offspring survival. For example, poison frogs shuttle their tadpoles from terrestrial clutches to aquatic rearing sites, using various cues to assess pool suitability. Yet, how frogs find new pools is unknown. We tested the role of odor cues in the process of finding tadpole deposition sites by the poison frog Allobates femoralis. We created 60 artificial pools grouped into three conditions: stagnant water, tadpole water and clean water control. Fifteen pools were discovered within 6 days, with more tadpoles and more frogs directly observed at pools with stagnant odor cues. Our findings suggest that frogs use odor cues associated with stagnant water for the initial discovery of new breeding pools. These cues may be good indicators of pool stability and increased likelihood of tadpole survival.
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