Genetic variation in offspring indirectly influences the quality of maternal behaviour in mice
Conflict over parental investment between parent and offspring is predicted to lead to selection on genes expressed in offspring for traits influencing maternal investment, and on parentally expressed genes affecting offspring behaviour. However, the specific genetic variants that indirectly modify...
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| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2015-12-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/11814 |