ArticleNature communications2019
The evolution of parental care diversity in amphibians.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Evolution of acoustic signals associated with cooperative parental behavior in a poison frog.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- The evolution of reproductive modes and life cycles in amphibians.Nature communications · 2022Article
- The reproductive ecology drivers of egg attendance in amphibians.Ecology letters · 2022Article
- The evolution of parental care in salamanders.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Life history and the evolutionary loss of parental care.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Parental care is extremely diverse across species, ranging from simple behaviours to complex adaptations, varying in duration and in which sex cares. Surprisingly, we know little about how such diversity has evolved. Here, using phylogenetic comparative methods and data for over 1300 amphibian species, we show that egg attendance, arguably one of the simplest care behaviours, is gained and lost faster than any other care form, while complex adaptations, like brooding and viviparity, are lost at very low rates, if at all. Prolonged care from the egg to later developmental stages evolves from temporally limited care, but it is as easily lost as it is gained. Finally, biparental care is evolutionarily unstable regardless of whether the parents perform complementary or similar care duties. By considering the full spectrum of parental care adaptations, our study reveals a more complex and nuanced picture of how care evolves, is maintained, or is lost.
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