The evolution of reproductive modes and life cycles in amphibians

H. Christoph Liedtke; John J. Wiens; Ivan Gomez-Mestre

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34474-4

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

The evolution of reproductive modes and life cycles in amphibians

H. Christoph Liedtke,
John J. Wiens,
Ivan Gomez-Mestre

Affiliations

H. Christoph Liedtke: Ecology, Evolution and Development Group, Doñana Biological Station (CSIC)
John J. Wiens: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
Ivan Gomez-Mestre: Ecology, Evolution and Development Group, Doñana Biological Station (CSIC)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34474-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Here, the authors use reproductive mode data with matching phylogenetic data to explore the evolution of reproductive mode, transitions between reproductive modes, and diversification rates in amphibians.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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