Maternal and Embryonic Stress Influence Offspring Behavior in the Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis

Stress experienced during prenatal development—either applied to reproducing females (maternal stress), directly to developing offspring (embryonic stress) or in combination—is associated with a range of post-natal behavioral effects in numerous organisms. We conducted an experiment to discern if ma...

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Main Authors: Caitlin E. O'Brien, Christelle Jozet-Alves, Nawel Mezrai, Cécile Bellanger, Anne-Sophie Darmaillacq, Ludovic Dickel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00981/full