Chemical Cues of Conspecific Predation Elicit Distinct Behavioral Responses in Cannibalistic Poison Frog Tadpoles

June 26, 2024

Cannibalism is a common phenomenon among the tadpoles of several frog species. Poison frog tadpoles of several genera (e.g., Dendrobates, Ranitomeya) are known to be especially keen on consuming conspecifics, possibly because they are usually deposited in small pools with limited space and…