Open AccessEffect of carotenoid class and dose on the larval growth and development of the critically endangered southern corroboree frog
Author(s) -
Emma P. McInerney,
Aimee J. Silla,
Phillip G. Byrne
Publication year - 2019
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/coz009
Subject(s) - biology , critically endangered , endangered species , larva , carotenoid , zoology , fishery , ecology , habitat , botany
This study shows that dietary β-carotene reduces time to metamorphosis in a critically endangered frog, independent of growth effects. Supplementing captive frogs with dietary β-carotene could assist with amphibian conservation breeding programs globally.
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