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

D Meuthen, A Salahinejad, DP Chivers… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
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 …

How important is hidden phenotypic plasticity arising from alternative but converging developmental trajectories, and what limits it?

NB Metcalfe - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Developmental plasticity–the capacity for a genotype to develop into different phenotypes,
depending on the environment–is typically viewed from the perspective of the resulting …

Avian wings can lengthen rather than shorten in response to increased migratory predation danger

RC Ydenberg, G Fernández, E Ortiz Lopez… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing predation danger can select for safety‐enhancing modifications to prey
morphology. Here, we document the multi‐decade wing lengthening of a Pacific flyway …

A short pre-conception bout of predation risk affects both children and grandchildren

S Bhattacharya, PE MacCallum, M Dayma… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Traumatic events that affect physiology and behavior in the current generation may also
impact future generations. We demonstrate that an ecologically realistic degree of predation …

The transgenerational consequences of paternal social isolation and predation exposure in threespined sticklebacks

JK Hellmann, MM Rogers - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Parents routinely encounter stress in the ecological environment that can affect offspring
development (transgenerational plasticity: TGP); however, parents' interactions with …

[HTML][HTML] Does parental experience with visual and olfactory predator cues have consequences for offspring in guppies?

F Leri, LR Stein - Animal Behaviour, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Guppy adults were exposed to olfactory, visual or combined predator
cues.•Offspring of adults exposed to different sensory cues were raised in freshwater.•Adults …

Short-term heat waves have long-term consequences for parents and offspring in stickleback

R Barrett, LR Stein - Behavioral Ecology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Extreme temperature events, such as heat waves, can have lasting effects on the behavior,
physiology, and reproductive success of organisms. Here, we examine the impact of short …