Maternal effects in the model system Daphnia: the ecological past meets the epigenetic future.

ABSTRACT: Maternal effects have been shown to play influential roles in many evolutionary and ecological processes. However, understanding how environmental stimuli induce within-generation responses that transverse across generations remains elusive, particularly when attempting to segregate confounding effects from offspring genotypes. This review synthesizes literature regarding resource- and predation-driven maternal effects in the model system Daphnia, detailing how the maternal generation responds to the environmental stimuli and the maternal effects seen in the offspring generation(s). Our goal is to demonstrate the value of Daphnia as a model system by showing how general principles of maternal effects emerge from studies on this system. By integrating the results across different types of b

SUBMITTER: Agrelius TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11799227 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature