Can environmental conditions experienced in early life influence future generations?

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1785, 2014, Pages

  Burton, Tim ^a   Metcalfe, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carry over effects; Developmental plasticity; Epigenetics; Germline; Parental effects; Trans generational effects

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FITNESS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEETLE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETICS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84902670051     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0311     Document Type: Review

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