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Title (en)
What Amphibians Can Teach Us About the Evolution of Parental Care
Language
English
Description (en)
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.
Keywords (en)
Reproductive Modes; Poison Frog; Oviposition Behavior; Biparental Care; Life-History; Brood Care; Egg; Salamander; Diversity; Predation
DOI
10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-102221-050519
Author of the digital object
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)
Format
application/pdf
Size
1.5 MB
Licence Selected
CC BY 4.0 International
Type of publication
Article
Name of Publication (en)
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
Pages or Volume
15
Volume
54
From Page
43
To Page
62
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Publication Date
2023