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The ecology of parental care in a terrestrial breeding frog from New Guinea

The ecology of parental care in a terrestrial breeding frog from New Guinea Cophixalus parkeri is a terrestrial breeding microhylid frog from the montane moss forests of northeastern New Guinea. The pattern of parental care in this species and its adaptive significance was studied in the field and in the laboratory. Egg brooding, is performed by the male in most cases, and much less frequently by the female. The parent remains with the clutch throughout the 85–100 day prehatching period. Egg removal experiments demonstrated that survivorship of embryos significantly decreased in the absence of the attending parent. Mortality of unattended embryos may be caused by a variety of factors, including fungal infection, egg cannibalism, predation by arthropods, and abnormal development. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Springer Journals

The ecology of parental care in a terrestrial breeding frog from New Guinea

Simon, Martin
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology , Volume 14 (1) – Sep 7, 2004
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 1983 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Life Sciences; Behavioral Sciences; Zoology; Animal Ecology
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0340-5443
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1432-0762
DOI
10.1007/BF00366657
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Abstract

Cophixalus parkeri is a terrestrial breeding microhylid frog from the montane moss forests of northeastern New Guinea. The pattern of parental care in this species and its adaptive significance was studied in the field and in the laboratory. Egg brooding, is performed by the male in most cases, and much less frequently by the female. The parent remains with the clutch throughout the 85–100 day prehatching period. Egg removal experiments demonstrated that survivorship of embryos significantly decreased in the absence of the attending parent. Mortality of unattended embryos may be caused by a variety of factors, including fungal infection, egg cannibalism, predation by arthropods, and abnormal development.

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Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology – Springer Journals

Published: Sep 7, 2004

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