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Ways to raise tadpoles

To reduce parental care, just add water — that's the conclusion of an intriguing investigation into the extent of the motherly and fatherly devotion that different species of frog extend to their offspring.

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Figure 1: Tadpole transport.

JASON L. BROWN

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Kokko, H., Jennions, M. Ways to raise tadpoles. Nature 464, 990–991 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/464990b

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