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18811668

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Changes in the nature of the ecological resources exploited by a species can lead to the evolution of novel suites of behaviours. We identified a case in which the transition from large pool use to the use of very small breeding pools in neotropical poison frogs (family Dendrobatidae) is associated with the evolution of a suite of behaviours, including biparental care (from uniparental care) and social monogamy (from promiscuity). We manipulated breeding pool size in order to demonstrate experimentally that breeding habitat selection strategy has evolved in concert with changes in parental care and mating system. We also manipulated intra- and interspecific larval interactions to demonstrate that larval adaptation to the use of very small pools for breeding affected the evolution of larval competition and cannibalism. Our results illustrate the intimate connection between breeding pool ecology, parental care and mating strategies in Peruvian poison frogs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1420-9101
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1534-43
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Divergence in parental care, habitat selection and larval life history between two species of Peruvian poison frogs: an experimental analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA. jlb0627d2@ecu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't