Mothers influence offspring body size through post-oviposition maternal effects in the redbacked salamander, Plethodon cinereus
dc.contributor.author | Lessig, Heather | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Crespi, Erica J. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-09-11T19:17:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-09-11T19:17:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Crespi, Erica J.; Lessig, Heather; (2004). "Mothers influence offspring body size through post-oviposition maternal effects in the redbacked salamander, Plethodon cinereus ." Oecologia 138(2): 306-311. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/47699> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1432-1939 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0029-8549 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/47699 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=14593524&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | In the terrestrial salamander ( Plethodon cinereus ), previous work has shown that mother’s body size is positively correlated to offspring size at the time of hatching even after controlling for the effects of egg size. This study was designed to determine whether maternal body size affects offspring size via pre-oviposition factors (e.g., yolk quality, jelly coat composition, or maternal genes) or post-oviposition factors (e.g., parental care behaviors, parental modification of environment). Gravid females were captured and induced to lay eggs in experimental chambers in which the environment was standardized. Fifteen clutches were exchanged, or cross-fostered, between female pairs differing in body size. Ten females whose eggs were taken away and then returned served as controls for the crossing treatment. Foster mothers did not significantly differ from control mothers in the time spent with eggs, body position, or number of egg movements during brooding. Average egg mass measured midway through development was not significantly correlated to the body size of either the genetic or foster mother, but was correlated to pre-oviposition oocyte size. At hatching, offspring body length was positively correlated to egg size and the foster mother’s body size. This correlation suggests that in P. cinereus post-oviposition maternal effects have a greater impact on offspring size than other maternal factors incorporated into the egg prior to oviposition. While our study showed that larger mothers moved their eggs less often and tended to spend more time in contact with their eggs, further work needs to be done to identify the specific mechanisms through which larger mothers influence the body size of their offspring. This is the first experimental demonstration of post-oviposition maternal effects for any amphibian with parental care. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Springer-Verlag | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Plethodon Cinereus | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Salamanders | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Parental Care | en_US |
dc.subject.other | LifeSciences | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Cross-fostering | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Maternal Effects | en_US |
dc.title | Mothers influence offspring body size through post-oviposition maternal effects in the redbacked salamander, Plethodon cinereus | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Natural Resources and Environment | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Biology, University of Virginia, 238 Gilmer Hall, P.O. Box 400327, VA 22904-4327, Charlottesville, USA; Mountain Lake Biological Station, Salt Pond Road, Pembroke, VA 24136, USA; Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, MI 48109-1048, Ann Arbor, USA | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Department of Biology, University of Virginia, 238 Gilmer Hall, P.O. Box 400327, VA 22904-4327, Charlottesville, USA; Mountain Lake Biological Station, Salt Pond Road, Pembroke, VA 24136, USA | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 14593524 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/47699/1/442_2003_Article_1410.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-003-1410-5 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Oecologia | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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