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This study investigates the maternal provisioning of alkaloid-based chemical defenses in the strawberry poison frog, Oophaga pumilio, across its developmental stages. The research demonstrates that mothers supply tadpoles with nutritive eggs containing alkaloids, which are effective in deterring predation by arthropods. This finding suggests that O. pumilio may be the first known animal to actively provision its offspring with chemical defenses post-hatching.

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Eri D

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