Titel (eng)

What Amphibians Can Teach Us About the Evolution of Parental Care

Autor*in

Eva Ringler   University of Bern

Lisa M. Schulte   Goethe University Frankfurt

Bibiana Rojas   University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna / University of Jyväskylä

Jennifer L. Stynoski   Universidad de Costa Rica

Verlag

Annual Reviews

Beschreibung (eng)

Parenting is considered a key evolutionary innovation that contributed to the diversification and expansion of vertebrates. However, we know little about how such diversity evolved. Amphibians are an ideal group in which to identify the ecological factors that have facilitated or constrained the evolution of different forms of parental care. Among, but also within, the three amphibian orders-Anura, Caudata, and Gymnophiona-there is a high level of variation in habitat use, fertilization mode, mating systems, and parental sex roles. Recent work using broad phylogenetic, experimental, and physiological approaches has helped to uncover the factors that have selected for the evolution of care and transitions between different forms of parenting. Here, we highlight the exceptional diversity of amphibian parental care, emphasize the unique opportunities this group offers for addressing key questions about the evolution of parenting, and give insights into promising novel directions of research.

Sprache des Objekts

Englisch

Datum

2023

Rechte

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CC BY 4.0 - Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz.

CC BY 4.0 International

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Klassifikation

Reproductive Modes; Poison Frog; Oviposition Behavior; Biparental Care; Life-History; Brood Care; Egg; Salamander; Diversity; Predation

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