Data from: Brain plasticity over the metamorphic boundary: carry-over effect of larval environment on froglet brain development

dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - Trokovic, Nina
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - Gonda, Abigél
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - Herczeg, Gábor
dc.contributor.affiliationUppsala University - Laurila, Anssi
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - Merilä, Juha
dc.contributor.authorTrokovic, Nina
dc.contributor.authorGonda, Abigél
dc.contributor.authorHerczeg, Gábor
dc.contributor.authorLaurila, Anssi
dc.contributor.authorMerilä, Juha
dc.coverage.spatialaltitude 40 m
dc.coverage.spatial17°28′E
dc.coverage.spatialUppsala municipality
dc.coverage.spatialStora Almby
dc.coverage.spatial59°51′N
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-24T15:11:18Z
dc.date.issued2011-03-18
dc.date.issued2011-03-18
dc.descriptionBrain development shows high plasticity in response to environmental heterogeneity. However, it is unknown how environmental variation during development may affect brain architecture across life history switch points in species with complex life cycles. Previously, we showed that predation and competition affect brain development in common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles. Here, we studied if larval environment had carry-over effects in brains of metamorphs. Tadpoles grown at high density had large optic tecta at metamorphosis, while tadpoles grown under predation risk had small diencephala. We found that larval density had a carry-over effect on froglet optic tectum size, while the effect of larval predation risk had vanished by metamorphosis. We discuss the possibility that the observed changes may be adaptive, reflecting the needs of an organism in given environmental and developmental contexts.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.8866
dc.identifier.urihttps://hydatakatalogi-test-24.it.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/9086
dc.rightsOpen
dc.rights.licensecc-zero
dc.subjectTadpole
dc.subjectmetamorphosis
dc.subjectRana temporaria
dc.subjectBrain size
dc.titleData from: Brain plasticity over the metamorphic boundary: carry-over effect of larval environment on froglet brain development
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