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Kin-bias, breeding site selection and female fitness in a cannibalistic Neotropical frog.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2014
Muralidhar P, de Sá F P, Haddad C F B, Zamudio K R
Abstract excerpt
Resource availability influences sexual selection within populations and determines whether behaviours such as territoriality or resource sharing are adaptive. In Thoropa taophora, a frog endemic to the Atlantic Coastal Rainforest of Brazil, males compete for and defend limited breeding sites while females often share breeding sites with other females; however, sharing breeding sites may involve costs due to...
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