Tadpole Skin Secretions, Not Food or Temperature, Mediate Costly Cannibal‐Induced Plasticity in Invasive Cane Toad Hatchlings

ABSTRACT Hatchlings of invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) in Australia respond facultatively to chemical cues of non‐feeding cannibalistic conspecific tadpoles by accelerating development, but consequently experience reduced growth, development and survival in the subsequent tadpole stage. Predat...

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Main Authors: Michael R. Crossland, Richard Shine, Jayna L. DeVore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-04-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71094
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