[The reaction of tadpoles of the common toad (Bufo bufo L.) to chemical signals from individuals of their own and other species].
In behavioral experiments, toad tadpoles-recipients chose between two parts of test aquarium with chemical signals of donor tadpoles of the same or different (Rana esculenta) species. The youngest studied tadpoles (43-45 stages) preferred the part of the aquarium with chemical cues from sibs as compared to non-sibs. No reliable difference in "non-sibs: water" system was observed. In "tadpoles of the same species: tadpoles of the other species" system, recipient tadpoles chose "their" part of the aquarium. Hence, toad tadpoles revealed a trend to aggregate with their sibs and avoid R. esculenta toads in the presence of certain chemical cues and in the absence of visual signals.
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D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D002023:Bufo bufo / Q000502:physiology*; D003463:Cues; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D011893:Rana esculenta; D012801:Sibling Relations; D013045:Species Specificity
Reaktsii golovastikov seroĭ zhaby (Bufo bufo L.) na khimicheskie signaly osobeĭ svoego i chuzhogo vidov.