ArticleThe Journal of experimental biology2022
Long distance homing in the cane toad (Rhinella marina) in its native range.
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- Neural correlates of spatial orientation in a territorial frog Allobates femoralis.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 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
- Functional connectivity patterns of the Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis in anthropogenically modified landscapes.PloS one · 2025Article
- Leveraging Open-Source Geographic Databases to Enhance the Representation of Landscape Heterogeneity in Ecological Models.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Contrasting parental roles shape sex differences in poison frog space use but not navigational performance.eLife · 2022Article
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Abstract
Many animals exhibit complex navigation over different scales and environments. Navigation studies in amphibians have largely focused on species with life histories that require accurate spatial movements, such as territorial poison frogs and migratory pond-breeding amphibians that show fidelity to mating sites. However, other amphibian species have remained relatively understudied, leaving open the possibility that well-developed navigational abilities are widespread. Here, we measured short-term space use in non-territorial, non-migratory cane toads (Rhinella marina) in their native range in French Guiana. After establishing site fidelity, we tested their ability to return home following translocations of 500 and 1000 m. Toads were able to travel in straight trajectories back to home areas, suggesting navigational abilities similar to those observed in amphibians with more complex spatial behavior. These observations break with the current paradigm of amphibian navigation and suggest that navigational abilities may be widely shared among amphibians.
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