Parental provisioning of offspring with physiological products (nursing) occurs in many
animals, yet little is known about the neuroendocrine basis of nursing in non-mammalian …

Parental care has evolved repeatedly and independently across animals. While the
ecological and evolutionary significance of parental behaviour is well recognized …

Parental care is a common strategy among vertebrates to ensure successful reproduction.
Anuran amphibians have evolved a remarkable diversity of reproductive methods including …

Abstract Analysis of unusual reproductive modes in vertebrates leads to a refined
understanding of the evolution of animal mating systems and parental care strategies. I …

The occasional reversal of sex-typical behavior suggests that many of the neural circuits
underlying behavior are conserved between males and females and can be activated in …

Although the involvement of peptide hormones in parental care behaviors is well
investigated in vertebrates, in amphibians the physiological basis of parental care is largely …

Species utilizing distinct resources for offspring production often show plasticity in
reproductive strategies as a function of resource quality. For species using ephemeral pools …

Tropical frogs exhibit an extraordinary diversity of reproductive strategies, including complex
patterns of parental care and mating behavior. The neotropical poison frogs (families …

Highlights•Poison frogs are ideal for studying proximate and ultimate mechanisms of
behavior.•Poison frogs are a suitable animal model for field and laboratory studies.•Diversity …

Marsupial frogs have a unique reproductive mode in which females carry eggs enclosed in a
sealed dorsal brood pouch. While most anurans are considered to be oviparous with …