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Life history shapes variation in egg composition in a wild passerine


ABSTRACT: Maternal investment directly shapes early developmental conditions and therefore has long-term fitness consequences for the offspring. In oviparous species prenatal maternal investment is fixed at the time of laying. To ensure the best survival chances for most of their offspring, females must equip their eggs with the resources required to perform well under various circumstances, yet the actual mechanisms remain unknown. Here we describe the blue tit egg albumen and yolk proteome and evaluate its potential to mediate maternal effects. We show that variation in egg composition (proteins, lipids, carotenoids) primarily depends on laying order, female age and paternity (within- versus extra-pair) and that the investment in the egg proteome is functionally biased among eggs. Our results suggest that maternal effects on egg composition result from both passive and active (partly compensatory) mechanisms, and that the between- and within-clutch variation in egg composition creates diverse biochemical environments for embryonic development.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Cyanistes Caeruleus

TISSUE(S): Egg

SUBMITTER: Richard Scheltema  

LAB HEAD: Prof. Dr. Bart Kempenaers

PROVIDER: PXD009822 | Pride | 2019-01-07

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Life history shapes variation in egg composition in the blue tit <i>Cyanistes caeruleus</i>.

Valcu Cristina-Maria CM   Scheltema Richard A RA   Schweiggert Ralf M RM   Valcu Mihai M   Teltscher Kim K   Walther Dirk M DM   Carle Reinhold R   Kempenaers Bart B  

Communications biology 20190104


Maternal investment directly shapes early developmental conditions and therefore has long-term fitness consequences for the offspring. In oviparous species prenatal maternal investment is fixed at the time of laying. To ensure the best survival chances for most of their offspring, females must equip their eggs with the resources required to perform well under various circumstances, yet the actual mechanisms remain unknown. Here we describe the blue tit egg albumen and yolk proteomes and evaluate  ...[more]

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