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Life history evolution in cichlids 1: revisiting the evolution of life histories in relation to parental care

Abstract

Empirical links between egg size and duration of parental care in fishes have generated a considerable amount of theory concerning life history evolution. However, to date, this link has not been investigated in relation to other important life-history traits such as clutch size and body size, or while controlling for shared ancestry between species. We provide the first phylogenetically based tests using a database with information on egg …

Authors

Kolm N; Goodwin NB; Balshine S; Reynolds JD

Journal

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 66–75

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

January 1, 2006

DOI

10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00984.x

ISSN

1010-061X