| Literature DB >> 32844521 |
Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar1, Malgorzata Lagisz2, Nicholas P Moran1, Shinichi Nakagawa2, Daniel W A Noble3, Klaus Reinhold1.
Abstract
A recent meta-analysis concluded, 'transgenerational effects are widespread, strong and persistent'. We identify biases in the literature search, data and analyses, questioning that conclusion. Re-analyses indicate few studies actually tested transgenerational effects - making it challenging to disentangle condition-transfer from anticipatory parental effects, and providing little insight into the underlying mechanisms.Keywords: anticipatory effects; carry-over effects; condition-transfer effects; intergenerational effects; maternal effects; parental effects; parental programming; paternal effects; transgenerational plasticity
Year: 2020 PMID: 32844521 DOI: 10.1111/ele.13479
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ecol Lett ISSN: 1461-023X Impact factor: 9.492