Poison Dart Frog Scientific Classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Amphibia Order Anura Family Dendrobatidae Read our Complete Guide to Classification of Animals. Poison Dart Frog Conservation Status Near Threatened Poison Dart Frog Locations Central-America North-America South-America...
World of Poison Dart Frogs Poison Dart Frog Species Developmental Life Stages Scientific Classification Fatal Attraction 3 Classes of Amphibians Mapping Poison Darts Drop Dead Gorgeous Devoted Parents Frequently Asked Questions How big are poison dart frogs? Poison dart frogs range in size from half ...
Total RNA from skeletal muscle was sent to Omega Bioservices for RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) of paired-reads libraries (100 bp; 2X; 20–25 million reads per sample). Prior to sequencing, RNA concentration and integrity was determined using a Nanodrop 2000c spectrophotometer (Thermo Scientific Inc....
Two types of cannibalism of conspecific young by adults can be distinguished: heterocannibalism (cannibalizing genetically unrelated individuals; [18]) and filial cannibalism (cannibalizing one’s own offspring; [19]). One potential risk of adults killing conspecific young is the accidental killing of ...
Tazzyman SJ, Iwasa Y (2010) Sexual selection can increase the effect of random genetic drift—a quantitative genetic model of polymorphism in Oophaga pumilio, the strawberry poison-dart frog. Evolution 64:1719–1728 PubMed Google Scholar Templeton AR, Crandall KA, Sing CF (1992) A cladistic...
Chemical defense in poison frogs derives from lipophilic alkaloids sequestered from dietary arthropods. Alkaloid composition varies extensively among individuals, populations, and species. Numerous causes of intraspecific variation have been identified, but the causes of interspecific variation are less clear,...
harlequin poison dart frogHarlequin poison dart frog (Dendrobates histrionicus) perching on a leaf in the Amazon rainforest. All frogs (orderAnura) produce poisonous skin secretions; however, humans do not notice the toxicity or suffer skin irritation when handling most species. Nonetheless, handling...