Poison Frog Monitoring

Photo courtesy of Seabird McKeon, Smithsonian
July 10, 2013
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Photo courtesy of Seabird McKeon, Smithsonian

Smithsonian researcher Seabird McKeon checks experimental pools for poison frog tadpoles and aquatic insects on Yine tribal lands in Peru. McKeon discovered that predator-prey relationships between insects and tadpoles may have influenced the evolution of poison frog reproductive behavior.