Abstract. Intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects can shape evolutionary processes. Theoretically, however, intergenerational and transgene

Neural crest (NC) multipotent stem cells give rise to many tissues including most of the peripheral nervous system, pigment cells and the craniofacial mesenchyme and skeleton. During gastrulation and ...

Inbreeding depression - wherein an increase in homozygosity due to mating between relatives causes fitness loss - is a well-established phenomenon, and a well-known threat to small and endangered popu...

Conservation translocations are an increasingly common tool used to help combat species extinction but their success is dependent on a wide range of abiotic and biotic factors. To date, the potential...

To holistically understand the biology of animals, we must unravel the complexities and specificities of host-microbe interactions across animal taxa. Birds represent enigmatic and scientifically comp...

Join us on a whistle stop tour through space and time! Our planet hosts some crazy creatures living in some of the most extreme places, let's dive in and d…

Social transmission of microbes has profound impacts on disease epidemiology and host health. However, how social factors influence gut microbiome (GM) transmission in wild populations is not well un...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system – thanks to the Seychelles warbler, a small songbird found on Cousin Island in the Seychelles