Female frogs identify own offspring using inner GPS
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
The ability to recognize own offspring and provide preferential care is difficult for the poison frog Allobates femoralis. According to a study conducted by Vetmeduni Vienna, male and female frogs have different strategies for offspring discrimination. Females remember the exact location where they laid their eggs and exhibit preferential behavior toward their own clutches. Males assume that all offspring in their territory are their own. The study was published in the journal Animal Behaviour.