Abstract
Abstract. Although numerous studies of the ontogeny of kin recognition behaviour have been conducted, large gaps in our knowledge remain concerning the dynamics of the individual components of the recognition system. A series of laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the signal/perception system in tadpoles of the red-legged frog, Rana aurora, a species whose kin discrimination ceases at a particular stage of larval development. Laboratory choice tests suggest that the phenotypic marker used in discrimination diminishes and the ability to perceive the marker ceases at a precise stage or larval development. After this stage, tadpoles do not discriminate between kin and non-kin. The phenotypic recognition marker is chemically based and is probably perceived by olfaction.
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