Relative reproductive success and failure are the ultimate determinants of Darwinian fitness.
As such, reproductive traits and variations therein have an immediate and considerable …

The prevalence of microplastics in human tissues and their potential reproductive toxicity
have been increasingly documented, yet their appearance in the placenta and the impact of …

To maintain its development, the growing fetus is directly dependent on the placenta, an
organ that acts as both a modulator and mediator. As an essential component of pregnancy …

A key question in biology concerns the extent to which distributional range limits of species
are determined by intrinsic limits of physiological tolerance. Here, we use common‐garden …

Endosperm in angiosperms and placenta in eutherians are convergent innovations for
efficient embryonic nutrient transfer. Despite advantages, this reproductive strategy incurs …

The mammalian placenta is a hotspot for the evolution of genomic imprinting, a form of gene
regulation that involves the parent-specific epigenetic silencing of one allele. Imprinted …

The development of sequencing techniques and increased availability of genome
assemblies have enabled comparative studies on genome evolution in the non-model …