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- Title
Breeding in bamboo: a novel anuran reproductive strategy discovered in Rhacophorid frogs of the Western Ghats, India.
- Authors
Seshadri, Kadaba Shamanna; Gururaja, Kotambylu Vasudeva; Bickford, David Patrick
- Abstract
Amphibians exhibit extraordinarily diverse sets of reproductive strategies among vertebrates. Understanding life history strategies in an evolutionary framework is lacking for many amphibian species in the tropics. Here, we report a novel reproductive mode where adult frogs enter hollow internodes of bamboo via a small opening, deposit direct developing eggs, and provide parental care. This behaviour is observed in two species of the frog genus Raorchestes. The first description of this unique life history and details of nest site characteristics and embryo development are provided along with ecological comparisons. Evolution of novel reproductive modes and parental care are discussed in context of natural selection. Dearth of natural history information on amphibians in the Western Ghats and much of the South- East Asian region is highlighted with suggestions for further studies. © 2014 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2014, 114, 1-11.
- Subjects
WESTERN Ghats (India); RHACOPHORIDAE; AMPHIBIAN reproduction; LIFE history theory; BIOLOGICAL evolution; AMPHIBIAN eggs
- Publication
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2015, Vol 114, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0024-4066
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bij.12388