In many animals, including humans, interactions with caring parents can have long-lasting
effects on offspring sensitivity to stressors. However, whether these parental effects impact …

Determining the mechanisms that mediate investment decisions between current and future
reproductive attempts is still a key goal of life-history studies. Since baseline levels of stress …

Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF) is a proinflammatory cytokine with established roles in host
defense and immune system organogenesis. We studied TNF function and found a …

The environment mothers are exposed to has resonating effects on offspring performance. In
iteroparous species, maternal exposure to stressors generally results in offspring ill …

Exposure to excess glucocorticoids during embryonic development affects offspring
reproduction and suppresses the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis in mammals …

Maternal effects provide a mechanism to adapt offspring phenotype and optimize the
mother's fitness to current environmental conditions. Transferring steroids to the yolk is one …

There is increasing evidence that exposure to stress during development can have
sustained effects on animal phenotype and performance across life-history stages. For …

In various studies, chronic elevation of corticosterone levels in female birds under natural or
experimental conditions resulted in female biased offspring sex ratios. In chicken, one study …

The population dynamics of snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) are fundamental to the
ecosystem dynamics of Canada's boreal forest. During the 8-to 11-year population cycle …

Highlights•Pair disruption affects offspring phenotype in a monogamous and biparental
species.•A change of male partner altered egg quality and delayed maturity in offspring.•In …