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Heritable variation in maternal yolk hormone transfer in a wild bird population.

The American naturalist - 1 Oct 2009

Tschirren Barbara, Sendecka Joanna, Groothuis Ton G G, Gustafsson Lars, Doligez Blandine

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Differential reproductive investment by the mother can critically influence offspring development and phenotype, and strong selection is therefore expected to act on such maternal effects. Although a genetic basis is a prerequisite for phenotypic traits to respond to selection and thus to evolve, we still know very little about the extent of heritable variation in maternal effects in natural populations. Here, we...

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PMID: 19737108
DOI: 10.1086/605379

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