Maternal Effects in Mammals

evolutionary Maternal Effects Occur Whenever A Mother’s Phenotypic Traits Directly Affect Her Offspring’s Phenotype, Independent Of The Offspring’s Genotype. Some Of The Phenotypic Traits That Result In Maternal Effects Have A Genetic Basis, Whereas Others Are Environmentally Determined. For Example, The Size Of A Litter Produced By A Mammalian Mother—a Trait With A Strong Genetic Basis—can Affect The Growth Rate Of Her Offspring, While A Mother’s Dominance Rank—an Environmentally Determined Trait—can Affect The Dominance Rank Of Her Offspring. the First Volume Published On The Subject In More Than A Decade, maternal Effects In Mammals Reflects Advances In Genomic, Ecological, And Behavioral Research, As Well New Understandings Of The Evolutionary Interplay Between Mothers And Their Offspring. Dario Maestripieri And Jill M. Mateo Bring Together A Learned Group Of Contributors To Synthesize The Vast Literature On A Range Of Species, Highlight Evolutionary Processes That Were Previously Overlooked, And Propose New Avenues Of Research. maternal Effects In Mammals Will Serve As The Most Comprehensive Compendium On And Stimulus For Interdisciplinary Treatments Of Mammalian Maternal Effects. choice outstanding ... An Execptionally Well-constructed And Edited Volume.— choice CONTENTS......Page 6 Contributors......Page 8 1 The Role of Maternal Effects in Mammalian Evolution and Adaptation......Page 10 2 The Genetics and Evolutionary Consequences of Maternal Effects......Page 20 3 A Theoretical Overview of Genetic Maternal Effects: Evolutionary Predictions and Empirical Tests with Mammalian Data......Page 47 4 Maternal Effects on Evolutionary Dynamics in Wild Small Mammals......Page 73 5 Maternal Effects in Wild Ungulates......Page 92 6 Maternal Effects on Offspring Size and Development in Pinnipeds......Page 113 7 Maternal Influences on Development, Social Relationships, and Survival Behaviors......Page 142 8 Maternal Influences on Offspring Food Preferences and Feeding Behaviors in Mammals......Page 168 9 The Trans- Generational Influence of Maternal Care on Offspring Gene Expression and Behavior in Rodents......Page 191 10 Effects of Intrauterine Position in Litter-Bearing Mammals......Page 212 11 Maternal Effects in Fissiped Carnivores......Page 236 12 Maternal Influences on Offspring Growth, Reproduction, and Behavior in Primates......Page 265 13 Maternal Effects, Social Cognitive Development, and the Evolution of Human Intelligence......Page 301 14 Maternal Effects in Mammals: Conclusions and Future Directions......Page 331 Acknowledgments......Page 344 Index......Page 346 Evolutionary maternal effects occur whenever a mother's phenotypic traits directly affect her offspring's phenotype, independent of the offspring's genotype. Some of the phenotypic traits that result in maternal effects have a genetic basis, whereas others are environmentally determined. For example, the size of a litter produced by a mammalian mother - a trait with a strong genetic basis - can affect the growth rate of her offspring, while a mother's dominance rank - an environmentally determined trait - can affect the dominance rank of her offspring. The first volume published on the subject in more than a decade, "Maternal Effects in Mammals" reflects advances in genomic, ecological, and behavioral research, as well as new understandings of the evolutionary interplay between mothers and their offspring. Dario Maestripieri and Jill M. Mateo bring together a learned group of contributors to synthesize the vast literature on a range of species, highlight evolutionary processes that were previously overlooked, and propose new avenues of research. "Maternal Effects in Mammals" will serve as the most comprehensive compendium on and stimulus for interdisciplinary treatments of mammalian maternal effects