Paternal personality and social status influence offspring activity in zebrafish

Paternal personality and social status influence offspring activity in zebrafish

Abstract Background Evidence for the transmission of non-genetic information from father to offspring is rapidly accumulating. While the impact of chemical and physical factors such as toxins or diet on the fitness of the parents and their offspring have been studied extensively, the importance of b...

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Main Authors: Susanne Zajitschek, James E. Herbert-Read, Nasir M. Abbasi, Felix Zajitschek, Simone Immler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Behavioural syndrome
Boldness
Context-dependence
Dominance
Sperm trait
Transgenerational effects
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-1005-0

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