The mouse is often criticized as a model for pregnancy research as gestation is short, with
much of organ development completed postnatally. There are also differences in the …

Humans have a prolonged childhood, which begins with an immature developmental state
at birth. We take care of these helpless infants through a variety of cultural adaptations …

This paper focuses on the links between Jakob von Uexküll's theoretical biology and Adolf
Portmann's conception of organic life. Its main purpose is to show that Uexküll and Portmann …

Variations in life history define key comparative and evolutionary biological questions,
important for understanding the mechanisms of mammalian evolutionary divergence …

The problems of organismal agency and phenotypic plasticity present significant interest for
modern developmental and evolutionary biology, as well as comparative and biosemiotic …

This thesis investigates the pathophysiology of lean gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and
its consequences for both mother and offspring. We use an innovative mouse model …

Glucocorticoids boast potent effects on fetal development and are posited as crucial for
placental function. Through investigation of three mouse models of glucocorticoid exposure …