Maternal mRNA input of growth and stress-response-related genes in cichlids in relation to egg size and trophic specialization

Maternal mRNA input of growth and stress-response-related genes in cichlids in relation to egg size and trophic specialization

Abstract Background Egg size represents an important form of maternal effect determined by a complex interplay of long-term adaptation and short-term plasticity balancing egg size with brood size. Haplochromine cichlids are maternal mouthbrooders showing differential parental investment in different...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Pooja Singh, Laurène Alicia Lecaudey, Wolfgang Gessl, Christian Sturmbauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:EvoDevo
Subjects:
Haplochromine cichlids
Maternal mRNA
Eggs
Trophic specialization
Adaptive radiation
East African lakes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-018-0112-3

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