Acoustic developmental programming: a mechanistic and evolutionary framework.

摘要: Conditions experienced prenatally, by modulating developmental processes, have lifelong effects on individual phenotypes and fitness, ultimately influencing population dynamics. In addition to maternal biochemical cues, prenatal sound is emerging as a potent alternative source of information direct embryonic development. Recent evidence suggests that acoustic signals can program for predicted postnatal environmental conditions, which improves fitness. Across taxonomic groups, embryos now been shown immediate adaptive responses external sounds vibrations, noise are increasingly found. Establishing the full developmental, ecological, evolutionary impact early soundscapes will reveal how interact with world, potentially transform our understanding plasticity adaptation changing environments.