Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Are Pacific Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris regilla) Resistant to Tetrodotoxin (TTX)? Characterizing Potential TTX Exposure and Resistance in an Ecological Associate of Pacific Newts (Taricha)
K. O. Montana, V. Ramirez-Castaneda, R. D. Tarvin
This study investigates whether Pacific Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris regilla) are resistant to tetrodotoxin (TTX) by analyzing sodium channel sequences and activity patterns relative to TTX-producing Taricha newts.
DOI 10.1670/22-002