Epigenetic effects of infection on the phenotype of host offspring: Parasites reaching across host generations

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-335

  Poulin, Robert ^a   Thomas, Frédéric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARASITISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

EID: 39849095072     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.16435.x     Document Type: Review

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