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Adaptive Maternal Effects Shape Offspring Phenotype and Survival in Natal Environments.
The American naturalist - 1 Dec 2022
Bestion Elvire, Teyssier Aimeric, Rangassamy Marylin, Calvez Olivier, Guillaume Olivier, Richard Murielle, Braem Amandine, Zajitschek Felix, Zajitschek Susanne, Cote Julien
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AbstractMaternal effects can give newborns a head start in life by adjusting natal phenotypes to natal environments, yet their strength and adaptiveness are often difficult to investigate in natural populations. Here, we studied anticipatory maternal effects and their adaptiveness in common lizards in a seminatural experimental system. Specifically, we investigated how maternal environments (i.e., vegetation...
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