Transgenerational plasticity of exploratory behavior and a hidden cost of mismatched risk environments between parental sexes

Abstract We require a better understanding of the relative contribution of different modes of non-genetic inheritance in behavioral trait development. Thus, we investigate variation in exploratory behavior, which is ecologically relevant and a target of selection. The metabolic hypothesis predicts e...

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Main Authors: Denis Meuthen, Arash Salahinejad, Douglas P. Chivers, Maud C. O. Ferrari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46269-8