Laryngeal demasculinization in wild Cane Toads varies with land use

10.4231/VWVS-M579

Marcos Gridi-Papp, Sara Zlotnik, 0000-0001-5750-8639 Ximena E Bernal, 0000-0001-6155-5980

03/04/2021

We examined wild populations of cane toads near sugarcane fields in Florida and found evidence of demasculinization in both primary and secondary sexual traits in male toads. Males from sugarcane areas have reduced larynges than toads from the city.

Agriculture biological sciences cane toads Ecophysiology Endocrine disruptor Vocal cords