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Chemical defense mediates population density-driven on anuran brain size evolution

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the National Natural Foundation of China (32370456, 31970393) and the Key Project of Natural Sciences Foundation of Sichuan Province (22NSFSC0011). We thank Liu, W., Cheng, S.N. and Chen, C. for helping collect samplings in fieldwork.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, 637009, China

    Ying Jiang, Lianju Yuan & Wenbo Liao

  2. Key Laboratory of Artificial Propagation and Utilization in Anurans of Nanchong City, China West Normal University, Nanchong, 637009, China

    Ying Jiang, Lianju Yuan & Wenbo Liao

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Jiang, Y., Yuan, L. & Liao, W. Chemical defense mediates population density-driven on anuran brain size evolution. Sci. China Life Sci. 67, 1076–1078 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-023-2440-4

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