Variation in evolutionary rates among species is a defining characteristic of the tree of life
and may be an important predictor of species' capacities to adapt to rapid environmental …

Prenatal effects on telomere length are increasingly recognized as a potential contributor to
the developmental origin of health and adult disease. While it is becoming clear that …

Prenatal auditory stimulation is known to critically affect the development of acoustic
preference and species recognition throughout ontogeny in birds. We focus our review on …

The conditions an organism experiences during development can modify how they
plastically respond to short-term changes in their environment later in life. This can be …

Epigenetic changes associated with early life conditions are known to play a significant role
in shaping the adult phenotype. Studies of DNA methylation in wild animals are lacking, yet …

Animals living in arid or semi‐arid environments are frequently exposed to the challenge of
dealing with extreme high ambient temperatures that are predicted to become more severe …

Avian embryos, which develop within eggs, exhibit remarkable tolerance to extremely low
temperatures. Despite being a common trait among all birds, the mechanisms underlying …

Nest‐sharer avian brood parasites do not evict or otherwise kill host chicks, but instead inflict
a range of negative effects on their nestmates that are mediated by interactions between the …

Movement of the embryo is essential for musculoskeletal development in vertebrates, yet
little is known about whether, and why, species vary. Avian brood parasites exhibit feats of …

Early developmental environments can shape how organisms respond to later
environments, but despite the potential for this phenomenon to alter the evolution of …