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Ultraviolet Radiation Influences Perch Selection by a Neotropical Poison-Dart Frog

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Kats, Lee B., Bucciarelli, Gary M., Schlais, David E., Blaustein, Andrew R., and Han, Barbara A.

Abstract:

Ambient ultraviolet-B radiation can harm amphibian eggs, larvae and adults. However, some amphibians avoid UV-B radiation when given the opportunity. The strawberry poison dart frog, Oophaga pumilio, is diurnal and males vocalize throughout the day in light gaps under forest canopies that expose them to solar radiation. Previous studies have...

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. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051364 Editor: Carlos A. Navas, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Received