Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 641.81509714 EAN: 9780226562841 ISBN: 0226562840 Label: Canadian Museum Of Civilization Manufacturer: Canadian Museum Of Civilization Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 1979-10 Publisher: Canadian Museum Of Civilization Studio: Canadian Museum Of Civilization
Evolutionary maternal effects occur whenever a mother's phenotypic traits directly affect her offspring's phenotype, independent of the offspring's genotype. Some of the phenotypic traits that result in maternal effects have a genetic basis, whereas others are environmentally determined. For example, the size of a litter produced by a mammalian mother - a trait with a strong genetic basis - can affect the growth rate of her offspring, while a mother's dominance rank - an environmentally determined trait - can affect the dominance rank of her offspring. The first volume published on the subject in more than a decade, "Maternal Effects in Mammals" reflects advances in genomic, ecological, and behavioral research, as well as new understandings of the evolutionary interplay between mothers and their offspring. Dario Maestripieri and Jill M. Mateo bring together a learned group of contributors to synthesize the vast literature on a range of species, highlight evolutionary processes that were previously overlooked, and propose new avenues of research. "Maternal Effects in Mammals" will serve as the most comprehensive compendium on and stimulus for interdisciplinary treatments of mammalian maternal effects.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Clay Ovens Comment: This is an excellent text on the construction and use of clay ovens in Easter Canada. Locations of existing/historic ovens are marked on a map in the text and were found by the authors. There is also a very good photo journal of the step by step construction of a clay oven typical of the region.
