Epigenetic signatures of social status in wild female spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)

Abstract In mammalian societies, dominance hierarchies translate into inequalities in health, reproductive performance and survival. DNA methylation is thought to mediate the effects of social status on gene expression and phenotypic outcomes, yet a study of social status-specific DNA methylation pr...

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Main Authors: Colin Vullioud, Sarah Benhaiem, Dorina Meneghini, Moshe Szyf, Yong Shao, Heribert Hofer, Marion L. East, Jörns Fickel, Alexandra Weyrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-05926-y