Paternal effects in the initiation of migratory behaviour in birds
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81274-9
Abstract: What determines why some birds migrate and others do not? This question is fundamental to understanding how migratory systems are responding to environmental changes, but the causes of individual migratory behaviours have proven difficult to… read more here.
Keywords: migratory; initiation migratory; migratory behaviour; paternal effects ... See more keywords
Can paternal effects via seminal fluid contribute to the evolution of polyandry?
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0680
Abstract: Genetic benefits from mating with multiple males are thought to favour the evolution of polyandry. However, recent evidence suggests that non-genetic paternal effects via seminal fluid might contribute to the observed effects of polyandry on… read more here.
Keywords: via seminal; fluid; evolution polyandry; paternal effects ... See more keywords
The thermal environment of sperm affects offspring success: a test of the anticipatory paternal effects hypothesis in the blue mussel
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0213
Abstract: There has been an explosion of recent evidence that environments experienced by fathers or their ejaculates can influence offspring phenotypes (paternal effects). However, little is known about whether such effects are adaptive, which would have… read more here.
Keywords: mussel; success; sperm; paternal effects ... See more keywords
On the Role of Seminal Fluid Protein and Nucleic Acid Content in Paternal Epigenetic Inheritance
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314533
Abstract: The evidence supports the occurrence of environmentally-induced paternal epigenetic inheritance that shapes the offspring phenotype in the absence of direct or indirect paternal care and clearly demonstrates that sperm epigenetics is one of the major… read more here.
Keywords: seminal fluid; epigenetic inheritance; paternal effects; paternal epigenetic ... See more keywords