https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46841 Lechriodus fletcheri. We quantified preferences for spawning in pools that were unused by conspecifics, as well as pools with conspecific spawn or tadpoles present, or both. The study included two ecological contexts: a system of naturally occurring breeding pools and a field experiment with 40 artificial pools that controlled for habitat variation. Mothers preferred to oviposit in pools that already contained conspecific spawn, despite the likelihood of intense resource competition upon offspring hatching. This could be due to the potential benefits obtained by providing offspring access to a significant nutrient supply upon hatching via cannibalism of conspecific tadpoles and might be an important adaptation for completing tadpole development in highly ephemeral and resource-limited pools prior to desiccation. In contrast, mothers avoided ovipositing in pools with conspecific tadpoles, a probable adaptation to avoid their own offspring from becoming victims of cannibalism themselves prior to hatching. Such nuances in the effect of conspecific presence on offspring survival highlight the often complex decision-making process that amphibians need to make when selecting oviposition sites, as well as the influence cannibalism can have on the evolution of reproductive behaviour.]]> Wed 22 Mar 2023 17:31:21 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48200 Wed 05 Jul 2023 15:14:46 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50582 Tue 08 Aug 2023 13:56:37 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38710 Thu 14 Mar 2024 12:32:56 AEDT ]]>