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The thermal environment of sperm affects offspring success: a test of the anticipatory paternal effects hypothesis in the blue mussel.
Biology letters - 1 Jul 2021
Lymbery Rowan A, Kennington W J, Evans Jonathan P
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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 far-reaching implications for the many species facing rapidly changing environments. For example, some arguments suggest paternal effects might be a source of...
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