Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Much more than a clasp: Evolutionary pattern of amplexus diversity in anurans
J. D. Carvajal-Castro, Y. Lopez-Aguirre, A. M. Ospina-L…·F. Vargas-Salinas
The paper reconstructs the evolutionary history of amplexus in anurans, finding 35 transitions and high phylogenetic conservation, with no link to sexual size dimorphism.
DOI 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa009