Survival cost to relocation does not reduce population self-sustainability in an amphibian
H. Cayuela, L. Gillet, A. Laudelout, A. Besnard, E. Bonnaire, P. Levionnois, E. Muths, M. Dufrene, T. Kinet
The study shows that while adult survival is lower in relocated yellow-bellied toads, offspring survival rates are similar to source and control populations, and the relocated population remains self-sustaining.
bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2018Ecology