When time turns the tide: the interactive effects of ammonium and warming during the larval stage on the resulting adult frogs

Greater body size in adults in heated water as a response to ammonium could be a consequence of temperature mediating detoxifying metabolic routes of tadpoles. Better body condition and worse locomotor performance in ammonium-exposed individuals could reflect a prioritization of the storage of resources to the detriment of locomotion in ammonium-exposed individuals, or a limitation in the ability to optimize locomotion but not storage of resources.