Maternal care in epimorphic centipedes (Chilopoda: Phylactometria: Epimorpha) from the Balkan Peninsula
2016
Authors:
Mitić, BojanStojanović, Dalibor
Antić, Dragan
Ilić, Bojan
Gedged, Amna
Borković-Mitić, Slavica
Ristić, Nataša
Živić, Nebojša
Makarov, Slobodan
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Article (Published version)
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© 2016 Taylor & Francis
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Observation of the brooding behaviour of seven epimorphic centipedes (Cryptops anomalans;
Cryptops parisi; Henia illyrica; Pleurogeophilus herzegowinensis; Stenotaenia linearis; Strigamia
herzegowinensis; and Schendyla carniolensis) in situ reveals that the mothers guard their eggs and
hatchlings with either the dorsal or the ventral surface outward. The change in brooding posture
coincides with the evolution of sternal gland secretion in most geophilomorphs (united as
Adesmata). Furthermore, Pleurogeophilus, Stenotaenia, and Schendyla, represent genera for which
no previous data were available on brooding
Keywords:
Parental care; Phylactometria; Epimorpha; offspring; natural habitats; phylogenySource:
Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 2016, 60, 1, 81-86Funding / projects:
- Ontogenetic characterization of phylogenetic biodiversity (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-173038)
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2016.1143040
ISSN: 0792-4259