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dc.contributor.authorRuuskanen, Suvi
dc.contributor.authorSiitari, Heli
dc.contributor.authorEeva, Tapio
dc.contributor.authorBelskii, Eugen
dc.contributor.authorJärvinen, Antero
dc.contributor.authorKerimov, Anvar
dc.contributor.authorKrams, Indrikis
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, Juan
dc.contributor.authorMorosinotto, Chiara
dc.contributor.authorMänd, Raivo
dc.contributor.authorMöstl, Erich
dc.contributor.authorOrell, Markku
dc.contributor.authorQvarnström, Anna
dc.contributor.authorSalminen, Juha-Pekka
dc.contributor.authorSlater, Fred
dc.contributor.authorTilgar, Vallo
dc.contributor.authorVisser, Marcel E.
dc.contributor.authorWinkel, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.authorZang, Herwig
dc.contributor.authorLaaksonen, Toni
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-21T07:46:53Z
dc.date.available2012-08-21T07:46:53Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationRuuskanen, S., Siitari, H., Eeva, T., Belskii, E., Järvinen, A., et al. (2011) Geographical Variation in Egg Mass and Egg Content in a Passerine Bird. PLoS ONE 6(11): e25360. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025360
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/38340
dc.description.abstractReproductive, phenotypic and life-history traits in many animal and plant taxa show geographic variation, indicating spatial variation in selection regimes. Maternal deposition to avian eggs, such as hormones, antibodies and antioxidants, critically affect development of the offspring, with long-lasting effects on the phenotype and fitness. Little is however known about large-scale geographical patterns of variation in maternal deposition to eggs. We studied geographical variation in egg components of a passerine bird, the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca), by collecting samples from 16 populations and measuring egg and yolk mass, albumen lysozyme activity, yolk immunoglobulins, yolk androgens and yolk total carotenoids. We found significant variation among populations in most egg components, but ca. 90% of the variation was among individuals within populations. Population however explained 40% of the variation in carotenoid levels. In contrast to our hypothesis, we found geographical trends only in carotenoids, but not in any of the other egg components. Our results thus suggest high within-population variation and leave little scope for local adaptation and genetic differentiation in deposition of different egg components. The role of these maternally-derived resources in evolutionary change should be further investigated.fi
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPLoS ONE
dc.subject.otherkirjosieppofi
dc.subject.otheräitivaikutuksetfi
dc.subject.othermaantieteellinen vertailufi
dc.titleGeographical Variation in Egg Mass and Egg Content in a Passerine Bird
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dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201208212209
dc.contributor.laitosBio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosThe Department of Biological and Environmental Scienceen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.type.coarjournal article
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn1932-6203
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dc.rights.copyright© 2011 Ruuskanen et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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dc.relation.doidoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025360


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© 2011 Ruuskanen et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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