Consistent and flexible maternal effects: how the environments of a mother influence the offspring phenotype.

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The environment experienced by a mother influences offspring phenotype through maternal effects, which can have significant adaptive benefits for both the mother and the offspring. However, the ways in which maternal environments influence offspring development are extremely diverse, and empirical studies using an outcome-based approach often fail to support different maternal effect hypotheses. We argue that...

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