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dc.contributor.authorFrankenhuis, W
dc.contributor.authorNettle, D
dc.contributor.authorDall, SRX
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T10:45:19Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-25
dc.description.abstractThere is enduring debate over the question which early life effects are adaptive and which ones are not. Mathematical modelling shows that early life effects can be adaptive in environments that have particular statistical properties, such as reliable cues to current conditions and high autocorrelation of environmental states. However, few empirical studies have measured these properties, leading to an impasse. Progress, therefore, depends on research that quantifies cue reliability and autocorrelation of environmental parameters in real environments. These statistics may be different for social and non-social aspects of the environment. In this paper, we summarise evolutionary models of early life effects. Then we discuss empirical data on environmental statistics from a range of disciplines. We highlight cases where data on environmental statistics have been used to test competing explanations of early-life effects. We conclude by providing guidelines for new data collection and reflections on future directions.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipLeverhulme Trusten_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 374 (1770). Published online 25 February 2019.en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rstb.2018.0110
dc.identifier.grantnumberIN-2014-031en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/35097
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherRoyal Societyen_GB
dc.rights© 2019 The Authors. Open Access. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.subjectevolutionen_GB
dc.subjectdevelopmenten_GB
dc.subjectenvironmental statisticsen_GB
dc.subjectearly life effectsen_GB
dc.subjectsensitive periodsen_GB
dc.titleA case for environmental statistics of early life effectsen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2018-12-11T10:45:19Z
dc.identifier.issn0962-8436
dc.descriptionThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from The Royal Society via the DOI in this record.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalPhilosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciencesen_GB
dc.rights.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserveden_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-11-29
exeter.funder::Leverhulme Trusten_GB
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
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refterms.dateFOA2019-05-17T09:30:18Z
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