Canadian Journal of Zoology
Lack of response to pond desiccation by eggs and tadpoles of the Yungas Red-belly Toad (Melanophryniscus rubriventris) in an unpredictable environment
Canadian Journal of Zoology, Ahead of Print. Anuran amphibians that breed in ephemeral ponds of unpredictable environments have mechanisms to tolerate or to avoid associated risks of egg and tadpole mortality, such as selection of oviposition sites, p…