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Studying poison frog evolution

Roberto Márquez Pizano and his lab study how poison frogs in the genus Phyllobates evolved their bright colors and ability to retain powerful toxins.

Roberto Márquez Pizano and his lab study how poison frogs in the genus Phyllobates evolved their bright colors and ability to retain powerful toxins.

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