Partner cues and individual variation underlie sex-reversed parental care in poison frogs
Jeanette B. Moss, Bethan Winter, Sarah E. Westrick, Katie Julkowski, Molly E. Podraza, Eva K. Fischer
The paper investigates sex-reversed parental care in poison frogs, finding that female care propensity is influenced by partner cues and individual variation, with distinct gene expression patterns in non-caregiving females.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Jan 14, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition