When and where to hatch? Red-eyed treefrog embryos use light cues in two contexts

Hatching timing is under strong selection and environmentally cued in many species. Embryos use multiple sensory modalities to inform hatching timing and many have spontaneous hatching patterns adaptively synchronized to natural cycles. Embryos can also adaptively shift their hatching timing in resp...

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Main Authors: Brandon A. Güell, Karen M. Warkentin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6018.pdf