Warmer temperature and provision of natural substrate enable earlier metamorphosis in the critically endangered Baw Baw frog | Zendy

Deon Gilbert | Zendy; Michael J. L. Magrath | Zendy; Phillip G. Byrne | Zendy

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Warmer temperature and provision of natural substrate enable earlier metamorphosis in the critically endangered Baw Baw frog

Author(s) -

Deon Gilbert,

Michael J. L. Magrath,

Phillip G. Byrne

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coaa030

Subject(s) - metamorphosis , ectotherm , biology , amphibian , larva , endangered species , substrate (aquarium) , ecology , zoology , habitat

Optimizing captive growth and development has the potential to significantly improve the productivity and success of conservation breeding programs for threatened species. Here we investigate the independent and interactive effects of water temperature and food availability on larval growth and development of the critically endangered Baw Baw frog, Philoria frosti .

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