Both natural and experimentally manipulated brood size can influence the competition
dynamics among siblings in a nest and alter the environment during early development in …

Epigenetic changes associated with early life conditions are known to play a significant role
in shaping the adult phenotype. Studies of DNA methylation in wild animals are lacking, yet …

DNA methylation could shape phenotypic responses to environmental cues and underlie
developmental plasticity. Environmentally induced changes in DNA methylation during …

As environmental fluctuations are becoming more common, organisms need to rapidly adapt
to anthropogenic, climatic, and ecological changes. Epigenetic modifications and DNA …

The environment experienced during early life is a crucial factor in the life of many
organisms. This early life environment has been shown to have profound effects on …

Early developmental conditions are known to have life-long effects on an individual's
behavior, physiology and fitness. In altricial birds, a majority of these conditions, such as the …

Epigenetic mechanisms can alter gene expression without a change in the nucleotide
sequence and are increasingly recognized as important mechanisms that can generate …

Background Regulation of transcription by DNA methylation in 5'-CpG-3'context is a
widespread mechanism allowing differential expression of genetically identical cells to …

Much of our knowledge on regulatory impacts of DNA methylation has come from laboratory‐
bred model organisms, which may not exhibit the full extent of variation found in wild …

Background DNA methylation is likely a key mechanism regulating changes in gene
transcription in traits that show temporal fluctuations in response to environmental …