Oviposition plant choice maximizes offspring fitness in an aquatic predatory insect
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DOI: 10.1007/s10750-018-3663-3
Abstract: Evidence for the adaptive value of oviposition site selection in terms of increased offspring fitness is rare in predatory insects. We tested this in the damselfly Lestes macrostigma that prefers the plant Bolboschoenus maritimus. We… read more here.
Keywords: oviposition; hatching success; plant; predatory ... See more keywords
Significant differences in maternal carotenoid provisioning and effects on offspring fitness in Chinook salmon colour morphs
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13383
Abstract: In oviparous species, maternal carotenoid provisioning can deliver diverse fitness benefits to offspring via increased survival, growth and immune function. Despite demonstrated advantages of carotenoids, large intra‐ and interspecific variation in carotenoid utilization exists, suggesting… read more here.
Keywords: carotenoid; maternal carotenoid; fitness; chinook salmon ... See more keywords
Early life of fathers affects offspring fitness in a wild rodent
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13516
Abstract: Intergenerational fitness effects on offspring due to the early life of the parent are well studied from the standpoint of the maternal environment, but intergenerational effects owing to the paternal early life environment are often… read more here.
Keywords: early life; wild rodent; life fathers; life ... See more keywords
Do the ages of parents or helpers affect offspring fitness in a cooperatively breeding bird?
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13712
Abstract: Age‐related changes in parental phenotypes or genotypes can impact offspring fitness, but separating germline from nongermline transgenerational effects of ageing is difficult for wild populations. Further, in cooperatively breeding species, in addition to parental ages,… read more here.
Keywords: juvenile survival; age; cooperatively breeding; offspring fitness ... See more keywords