MATERNAL MRNA INPUT OF GROWTH AND STRESS-RESPONSE-RELATED GENES IN CICHLIDS IN RELATION TO EGG SIZE AND TROPHIC SPECIALIZATION

Maternal mRNA input of growth and stress-response-related genes in cichlids in relation to egg size and trophic specialization

Abstract Background Egg size represents an important form of maternal effect determined by a complex interplay of long-term adaptation and short-term plasticity balancing egg size with brood size.Haplochromine cichlids are maternal mouthbrooders showing differential parental investment in different species, manifested in great variation in egg size

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