Distribution of parental care in vertebrates

• Teleost fishes = 21% of families show PC

  • 61% have male parental care

• Amphibians = 71% show PC

  • 50:50 maternal:paternal

• Birds = 100% show PC

  • Usually biparental, sometimes one sex

• Mammals = 100% show PC

  • Usually maternal, sometimes biparental

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