Episode 163. Phyllobates: Genetics, Self Intoxication Resistance, and Carotenoid Supplementation with Roberto Marquez and Rachael Arkin
Description
This week I am joined by Roberto Marquez and Rachael Arkin . In this episode, we discuss new phyllobates research that includes Roberto's work with phenotypic evolution in poison frogs, and how poison frogs evolved to avoid the harmful effects associated with consuming and accumulating toxic alkaloids. We also discuss Rachael's work with Phyllobates tadpoles and carotenoid supplementation.
Part of our discussion also focuses on Phyllobates bicolor genetics and whether or not it is actually more than just one species. There may be more to the Uraba and GreenLeg locales than we thought!
To Learn more visit:
https://sites.google.com/view/robertomarquez
https://lsa.umich.edu/eeb/people/faculty/marquezr.html
https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/5094/
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