In recent years, the impact of prenatal sound on development, notably for programming
individual phenotypes for postnatal conditions, has increasingly been revealed. However …

Organisms can react to environmental variation by altering their phenotype, and such
phenotypic plasticity is often adaptive. This plasticity contributes to the diversity of …

Telomere length (TL) is increasingly recognized as a molecular marker that reflects how
reproductive aging affects intergenerational transmissions. Here, we investigated the effects …

Develo** embryos have traditionally been viewed as passive agents in the evolution of
family conflicts, with maternal substances within the uterus or eggs as main factors …

Background & Aims: Zoos are increasingly vital for education, conservation, and scientific
research which focuses on animal welfare. The acoustic environment significantly affects the …

Anthropogenic noise is a global pollutant that negatively affects a wide range of wildlife, both
on land and in water. It has long been recognized that there are marked variations in …

The acoustic environment of animals and humans has never been quiet, encompassing all
sounds, from natural to those made by humans. The effect of sound on physiology and …

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are essential to cellular protection against heat stress. However,
the causes of inter-individual variation in HSP regulation remain unclear. This study aimed …

Repetition of the same vocal stimulus during vocal learning may result in habituation.
Therefore, selection may favor vocal tutors that produce vocal stimuli with characteristics that …

Noise pollution has become a significant concern for human health, yet its effects on early
embryonic development remain underexplored. Specifically, data on the impact of sine wave …