Offspring size is a trait of fundamental importance that affects the ecology and evolution of a range of organisms. Despite the pervasive impact of offspring size for those offspring, the influence of offspring size on other species in the broader community remains unexplored. Such community-wide effects of offspring size are likely, but they have not been anticipated by theory or explored empi...

This study investigated the effects of different planes of nutrition in early pregnancy (EP) and mid-pregnancy (MP) of crossbred ewes on carcass characteristics of male offspring and reproductive performance of female offspring. During EP (d 1 to 39 after synchronized mating) ewes were allocated 60% (low, L-EP), 100% (medium, M-EP), or 200% (high, H-EP) of their energy requirements for maintena...

The selection of formidable male allies within coalitional settings is partially in the service ensuring protection from physical threats for group members. Within these inferences could include specific judgments men as being effective at providing their offspring, a judgment that facilitate identification prospective fathers who satisfy parenting goals. current study sought to identify value ...

This study constructs a logit model to examine the impact of family class differences on higher education accessibility offspring, and examines moderating effect expansion policy relationship between offspring. The data was collected from 5181 valid samples who responded 2018 Chinese General Social Survey Questionnaire. results show that both overall high-quality offspring upper-class families ...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the relations of adiposity and lifestyle factors in young offspring with their parents as children (parentschild) or at their current age (parentsadult). Therefore, we compared measures of adiposity and lifestyle in parentschild and parentsadult with their offspring. METHODS Two generations (one parent and his/her offspring) participated in this study: 234...

Low birth weight is a risk factor for the subsequent development of hypertension in humans. We previously reported that reduced uterine perfusion in the pregnant rat results in growth-restricted offspring predisposed to the development of hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the sympathetic nervous system plays a role in mediating hypertension in this model of low bi...

The paternal diet affects lipid metabolism in offspring for at least two generations through nutritional programming. However, we do not know how this is propagated.  We tested the hypothesis that changes are driven by propagated spermatozoa and seminal plasma.  We applied an updated, purpose-built computational tool to analyse systemically (Lipid Traffic Analysis v2.3).  analysis showed possib...