Frątczak Martyna, Kaczmarski Mikołaj, Szkudelska Katarzyna, Tryjanowski Piotr
Department of Zoology Poznan University of Life Sciences Poznan Poland.
Department of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Biostructure Poznan University of Life Sciences Poznan Poland.
Ecol Evol. 2025 Aug 25;15(8):e71986. doi: 10.1002/ece3.71986. eCollection 2025 Aug.
Amphibians are highly vulnerable to anthropogenic pollution, primarily due to their permeable skin and eggs, as well as their habitat preferences. Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), prevalent in aquatic environments and soil, pose a significant threat to their survival. While the physiological effects of EDCs on amphibians have been extensively studied, their impact on behavior remains relatively unexplored. This paper reviews the existing literature on the impact of EDCs on the mating behavior of amphibians, including disruptions in acoustic, olfactory, and visual communication. Although it has been shown that amphibian reproduction can be affected by endocrine disruptors, there are still significant research gaps. We performed an extensive review of the literature, which yielded only 27 eligible studies-21 of which tested the effects on mating communication and behavior, and only 6 examined the impact on body coloration. There is a strong need for a deeper understanding of how EDCs, both alone and in combination with other stressors, affect the reproductive behavior of amphibians, as this may have serious implications for the dynamics and survival of entire populations and species.
两栖动物极易受到人为污染的影响，主要是因为它们的皮肤和卵具有渗透性，以及它们对栖息地的偏好。在水生环境和土壤中普遍存在的内分泌干扰化合物（EDCs）对它们的生存构成了重大威胁。虽然EDCs对两栖动物生理影响的研究已经很广泛，但它们对行为的影响仍相对未被探索。本文综述了关于EDCs对两栖动物交配行为影响的现有文献，包括对声学、嗅觉和视觉通讯的干扰。虽然已经表明两栖动物的繁殖会受到内分泌干扰物的影响，但仍存在重大研究空白。我们对文献进行了广泛综述，仅得到27项符合条件的研究——其中21项测试了对交配通讯和行为的影响，只有6项研究了对体色的影响。非常有必要更深入地了解EDCs单独以及与其他应激源共同作用时如何影响两栖动物的繁殖行为，因为这可能对整个种群和物种的动态及生存产生严重影响。
