Developmental plasticity is partly mediated by transgenerational effects, including those
mediated by the maternal endocrine system. Glucocorticoid and thyroid hormones may play …

Maternal thyroid hormones (THs) are known to be crucial in embryonic development in
humans, but their influence on other, especially wild, animals remains poorly understood. So …

An organism's response to its environment is largely determined by changes in the energy
supplied by aerobic mitochondrial metabolism via adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production …

Maternal effects are thought to be essential tools for females to modulate offspring
development. The selective deposition of avian maternal hormones could therefore allow …

The early-life environment is known to affect later-life health and disease, which could be
mediated by the early-life programming of telomere length, a key hallmark of ageing …

Maternal effects via hormonal transfer from the mother to the offspring provide a tool to
translate environmental cues to the offspring. Experimental manipulations of maternally …

Maternal hormones, such as thyroid hormones (THs) transferred to embryos and eggs, are
key signaling pathways for mediating maternal effects. To be able to respond to maternal …

In vertebrates, thyroid hormones (THs) play an important role in the regulation of growth,
development, metabolism, photoperiodic responses and migration. Maternally transferred …

Early-life conditions are crucial determinants of phenotype and fitness. The effects of pre-
and post-natal conditions on fitness prospects have been widely studied but their interactive …

Life on Earth is astonishingly rich. It comes in many shapes, sizes, and colourations, but also
countless behaviours and molecules. Why is our planet full of life? What are the sources of …