Adverse, postnatal conditions experienced during development are known to induce
lingering effects on morphology, behaviour, reproduction and survival. Despite the …

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 …

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 …

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

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

In seasonal environments, timing of reproduction is a trait with important fitness
consequences, but we know little about the molecular mechanisms that underlie the …

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 …

During development, individuals are exposed to a variable environment that shapes the
adult phenotype. Circumstances that increase exposure to different sources of adversity …

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 …

The search for the hereditary mechanisms underlying quantitative traits traditionally focused
on the identification of underlying genomic polymorphisms such as single-nucleotide …