De novo oviduct transcriptome of the moor frog Rana arvalis: a quest for maternal effect candidate genes

Maternal effects can substantially affect ecological and evolutionary processes in natural populations. However, as they often are environmentally induced, establishing their genetic basis is challenging. One important, but largely neglected, source of maternal effects are egg coats (i.e., the mater...

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Main Authors: Longfei Shu, Jie Qiu, Katja Räsänen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5452.pdf