Mapping the past, present and future research landscape of paternal effects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although in all sexually reproducing organisms an individual has a mother and a father, non-genetic inheritance has been predominantly studied in mothers. Paternal effects have been far less frequently studied, until recently. In the last 5 years, research on environmentally induced paternal effects has grown rapidly in the number of publications and diversity of topics. Here, we provide an overview of this field using synthesis of evidence (systematic map) and influence (bibliometric analyses).

Results

We find that motivations for studies into paternal effects are diverse. For example, from the ecological and evolutionary perspective, paternal effects are of interest as facilitators of response to environmental change and mediators of extended heredity. Medical r

SUBMITTER: Rutkowska J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7694421 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature