Brood care in shell-dwelling cichlids is timed by independent maternal and larval clocks
A. V. Parker, M. Stemmer, S. Graetsch, A. Dorigo, O. Rodriguez Ramirez, A. Adel, A. L. Jordan, H. Baier
This study shows that maternal and larval clocks independently control the timing of larval emergence in shell-dwelling cichlids, with each clock able to override the other under experimental conditions.
bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology