Milk matters: offspring survival in Columbian ground squirrels is affected by nutrient composition of mother’s milk

Through maternal effects, information about environmental conditions experienced in the maternal generation can be transmitted to subsequent generations. Although maternal effects have been described and quantified in many mammalian species, the underlying causal links are often under-studied. The c...

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Main Authors: Amy eSkibiel, Wendy eHood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00111/full