Dietary specialization predicts toxicity in recently diverged lineages of poison frogs

Bright colourations allow dart-poison frogs to advertise bad taste and reduce predation. Several studies have proposed that skin alkaloids of poison frogs come from dietary sources, namely arthropods such as ants and mites. Evidence suggests concomitant variations in toxicity and diet specialization...

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Autores:

Arenas Chaves, Lina María

Tipo de recurso:

Fecha de publicación:

2010

Institución:

Universidad de los Andes

Repositorio:

Séneca: repositorio Uniandes

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/11305

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/1992/11305

Palabra clave:

Dendrobatidae - Alimentación y alimentos - Investigaciones
Dendrobatidae - Hábitos y conducta - Investigaciones
Biología

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openAccess

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/