Weak evidence for anticipatory parental effects in plants and animals.

Abstract excerpt

The evolution of adaptive phenotypic plasticity relies on the presence of cues that enable organisms to adjust their phenotype to match local conditions. Although mostly studied with respect to nonsocial cues, it is also possible that parents transmit information about the environment to their offspring. Such 'anticipatory parental effects' or 'adaptive transgenerational plasticity' can have important...

Topics

• Adaptation, Physiological
• Animals
• Biological Evolution
• Environment
• Phenotype
• Plants
• Stress, Physiological