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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"maternal influences"”.
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A computational approach to understanding maternal influences on the development of ruminant neonates
… which precludes the prenatal transfer of maternal immunoglobulins (IgGs) and immune cells. This vulnerability is further exacerbated by overlapping early-life health challenges, including metabolic, microbial, mucosal, and mental stress. Additionally, ruminant newborns possess limited …
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Prenatal Influence of Slight Variations in Altitude: Hypoxia and Maternal Influences on Offspring Development
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Body Image and Beliefs About Appearance: Maternal Influences and Resulting Constraints on Leisure of College-Age Women
… middle-aged women. The data also indicated some maternal influence on appearance-related concerns of daughters.
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The importance of female phenotype in determining reproductive potential and recruitment in Atlantic coast striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
… The importance of the environment in shaping maternal phenotype was evaluated using a spawning stock time-series to evaluate possible environmental drivers of female migration timing in the Chesapeake Bay. Results showed that local and recent water temperature was the primary factor …
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Sources of Variation in the Microbiome of Pre-Weaned Dairy Calves
… investigated the microbial colonization and maternal influences on the neonatal calf gut microbiome. Microbiome samples were collected from dams (n = 6) and calves (n = 6) using sterile flocked swabs. The vaginal, oral, and fecal bacterial communities were examined from the dam and the fecal …
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Maternal factors in the disordered eating of adolescent girls: Proposing and evaluating a new model
… with increased risk of eating disorders. Maternal influences such as maternal disordered eating, childhood feeding practices, and the mother-teen relationship quality have been implicated as risk factors for disordered eating in adolescent girls, but few studies have examined the interplay …
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Inter-generational transmission of values regarding weight, shape and appearance
… sought to extend this research by examining the maternal influences on weight and dieting concerns at a younger age. The present study investigated dieting motivation and underlying attitudes to weight and shape between mothers and their young adolescent daughters. Twenty girls with high dietary …
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Combined effects of maternal traits and spring warming patterns on spawning success of walleye
… to the age composition of spawners through maternal influences on egg quality, as well as environmental conditions during spawning and early rearing periods. My objective was to examine survival and developmental rates for embryo batches of individual female walleye of Lake Nipissing, …
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Parental and environmental effects on the early life history of a tropical reef fish, Amphiprion melanopus
… the contribution of environmental and parental influences on embryonic, larval and juvenile growth and development in a tropical marine fish species, Amphiprion melanopus (Pomacentridae). Maternally determined egg size coupled with clutch micro-environment was important in determining initial …