title: Preparing offspring for future conditions is adaptive.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bateson
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D032721:Adult Children; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000502:physiology; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D033261:Maternal-Fetal Relations; D010641:Phenotype; D011247:Pregnancy