Why be a cannibal? The benefits to cane toad, Rhinella marina [= Bufo marinus], tadpoles of consuming conspecific eggs

Unlike many species that are ‘occasional’ cannibals, the tadpoles of cane toads specifically target conspecific eggs for consumption, ignoring the eggs of sympatric frog species (at least within the toads’ current invasive range in Australia). We tested three hypotheses as to the benefits of consumi...

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