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SUBMITTER: Goldberg RL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542810 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Goldberg Rebecca L RL Downing Philip A PA Griffin Ashleigh S AS Green Jonathan P JP
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20200916 1935
Male-only parental care, while rare in most animals, is a widespread strategy within teleost fish. The costs and benefits to males of acting as sole carer are highly variable among fish species making it challenging to determine the selective pressures driving the evolution of male-only care to such a high prevalence. We conducted a phylogenetic meta-analysis to examine the costs and benefits of paternal care across fish species. We found no evidence that providing care negatively affects male c ...[more]