There are profound maternal effects on individual differences in defensive responses and
reproductive strategies in species ranging literally from plants to insects to birds. Maternal …

Studies across multiple organisms reveal considerable phenotypic variation in reproductive
tactics. In some species, this variation is associated with maternal effects in which variation …

Environmental contamination by endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC) can have epigenetic
effects (by DNA methylation) on the germ line and promote disease across subsequent …

Introduction Female genital sexual arousal responses are complex neurophysiological
processes consisting of central and peripheral components that occur following sexual …

Variations in parental care predict the age of puberty, sexual activity in adolescence and the
age at first pregnancy in humans. These findings parallel descriptions of maternal effects on …

The medial preoptic area (MPOA) of the hypothalamus regulates maternal behavior, male
sexual behavior, and female sexual behavior. Functional neuroanatomical evidence …

The hormone oxytocin (OT) is released both centrally and peripherally during and after
mating. Although research in humans suggests a central role in sexuality, the most reliable …

Highlights•Polychlorinated biphenyls affect a range of social and reproductive
behaviors.•Effects may be mediated via hormonal, dopaminergic, and/or glutamateric …

In many species, including humans, there is evidence for parental effects on within-sex
variations in reproductive behavior. In the present studies we found that variations in …

Introduction Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a complex and multifactorial condition. An
increased incidence of FSD is especially associated with the decline of estrogen. Thus …