Maternal Effects As AdaptationsTimothy A. Mousseau, Charles W. Fox Mothers have the ability to profoundly affect the quality of their offspring--from the size and quality of their eggs to where, when, and how eggs and young are placed, and from providing for and protecting developing young to choosing a mate. In many instances, these maternal effects may be the single most important contributor to variation in offspring fitness. This book explores the wide variety of maternal effects that have evolved in plants and animals as mechanisms of adaptation to temporally and spatially heterogeneous environments. Topics range from the evolutionary implications of maternal effects to the assessment and measurement of maternal effects. Four detailed case studies are also included. This book represents the first synthesis of the current state of knowledge concerning the evolution of maternal effects and their adaptive significance. |
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Assessment and Measurement | 81 |
Reviews of Maternal Effects Expression | 135 |
Case Studies of Maternal Effects | 273 |
Generalizations Implications and Future Directions | 345 |
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adaptive additive genetic adult Biol breeding Callosobruchus maculatus Cheverud clutch collared flycatcher competition components covariance day length Denlinger density diapause dispersal Ecol Ecology effects on offspring egg size Entomol environmentally induced parental epistasis estimates evolution of maternal evolutionary example experience experimental expression families fecundity female figure fish floridum genes genetic variation genotype gerbils germination growth hatching heritable hormones increased indicator trait indirect genetic effects individual induced parental effects influence insects interactions Kaplan larvae lay date maculatus male maternal effects maternal environment maternal environmental effects maternal investment maternal plant mating maturity mother Mousseau natural selection Oecologia offspring offspring environment offspring fitness offspring phenotype oviposition parasitoid parental environment parental investment phenotypic plasticity photoperiod Physiol predicted produce progeny quantitative genetic reared regression reproductive success result Rossiter Schmitt seed mass sex ratio sexual selection sibships Sinervo species studies survivorship temperature tion trade-off variance Wulff
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