The evolution of parental care diversity in amphibians
Parental care can take many forms but how this diversity arises is not well understood. Here, the authors compile data for over 1300 amphibian species and show that different forms of care evolve at different rates, prolonged care can be easily reduced, and biparental care is evolutionarily unstable...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12608-5 |