Evidence of maternal provisioning of alkaloid-based chemical defenses in the strawberry poison frog Oophaga pumilio

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 587-593

  Stynoski, Jennifer L ^a,b   Torres Mendoza, Yaritbel ^c   Sasa Marin, Mahmood ^b,d   Saporito, Ralph A ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b Organization for Tropical Studies Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

^c JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Antipredator defense; Chemical defense; Costa Rica; Dendrobatidae; Eggs; Juveniles; La Selva; Maternal provisioning; Oophaga pumilio; Parental care; Phytotelmata; Poison glands; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DIET; EGG; FROG; FRUIT; HATCHING; JUVENILE; PARENTAL CARE; ARTHROPOD; MATERNAL CARE; POISONING; PREDATION RISK;

COSTA RICA;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; ARTHROPODA; COSTA (OSTRACODE); DENDROBATIDAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

ALKALOID; AMPHIBIAN VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; LARVA; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; RANIDAE;

ALKALOIDS; AMPHIBIAN VENOMS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LARVA; OVUM; RANIDAE;

EID: 84901622007     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-0927.1     Document Type: Article

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