Not exact matches
But when Jefferson tried
feeding lone swimmers a diet of ground - up
tadpoles, they refused to eat it until they were nearly starving.
However, cannibals did not grow as fast as
tadpoles that were
fed a protein - rich mixture of brine shrimp, suggesting that the cannibal diet was far from ideal.
The resulting
tadpoles are strong and
feeding well.
The species — remarkable for its gliding behavior and the male's habit of letting
tadpoles feed on its skin — was formally described in 2008 by a team led by Mendelson.