I here apply the term complex life cycle (CLC) to a life history that includes an abrupt
ontogenetic change in an individual's morphology, physiology, and behavior, usually …

Empathy allows individuals to share the affective states of others, predict others' actions, and
stimulate prosocial behavior. Whilst the proximate mechanisms of empathy, modulated in …

A variety of approaches have been used to understand the evolution of male parental care.
General frameworks are provided by Trivers' theory of sexual selection (1972), the theory of …

Recent field studies of a variety of mammalian species reveal a surprisingly high frequency
of infanticide-the killing of unweaned or otherwise maternally dependent offspring. Similarly …

Although most of the unique ways that frogs reproduce were described in the 1800s and
1900s, additional modes are still being discovered in the 21st Century. The concept of …

Despite rising interest among scientists for over two centuries, parental care behavior has
not been as thoroughly studied in amphibians as it has in other taxa. The first reports of …

[EN] Based on a molecular phylogeny, a new phylogenetic taxonomy that is compatible with
both the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) and the PhyloCode is …

Glassfrogs (family: Centrolenidae) represent a fantastic radiation (~ 150 described species)
of Neotropical anurans that originated in South America and dispersed into Central America …

Most knowledge of parent-offspring relations in mammals is derived from studies of mother-
infant interactions. Male parental care has been less well studied. We explored maternal …

Linking specific ecological factors to the evolution of parental care pattern and mating
system is a difficult task of key importance. We provide evidence from comparative analyses …