Information
Ecological parameter: parental care
Parameter group: life & body related parameters
Explanation:
The parameter provides information on the parental behaviour of a species to increase the fitness of the offspring.
Type of assignment: single category assignment system ()
A description of the coding system can be found here Abbreviations/Coding Systems
Abbreviations:
| Category name: | Abbreviations: | Explanation: |
|---|---|---|
| no protection | no | no protection of eggs or larvae (no parental care) |
| protection | prot | protection of eggs and/or larvae, often including some form of parental care (nest or eggs hidden in any manner) |
| Taxagroup | Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage |
|---|---|
| Acipenseriformes | 7 / 13 - 53.8% |
| Anguilliformes | 1 / 1 - 100% |
| Clupeiformes | 1 / 18 - 5.5% |
| Cypriniformes | 41 / 313 - 13% |
| Esociformes | 2 / 3 - 66.6% |
| Gadiformes | 1 / 1 - 100% |
| Gasterosteiformes | 2 / 9 - 22.2% |
| Perciformes | 17 / 94 - 18% |
| Petromyzontiformes | 2 / 13 - 15.3% |
| Salmoniformes | 11 / 125 - 8.7% |
| Scorpaeniformes | 1 / 16 - 6.2% |
| Siluriformes | 4 / 7 - 57.1% |
| Syngnathiformes | 1 / 4 - 25% |