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Is urbanisation a barrier to genetic diversity in the solitary specialist bee, Melissodes druriellus?

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Bees are integral pollinators commonly found in and supported by urban green spaces; however, their eco‐evolutionary response to urbanisation varies interspecifically. While several studies have explored the population and landscape genetics of bees in response to urbanisation, few have examined solitary or specialist species which may be more ...
Anthony C. Ayers, Sargon Yousefian Dezag Tekkie, S. Eryn McFarlane, Sandra M. Rehan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic inbreeding and runs of homozygosity analysis of indigenous cattle populations in southern China. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2022
Liu Y, Zhao G, Lin X, Zhang J, Hou G, Zhang L, Liu D, Li Y, Li J, Xu L.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Population genetic analysis of the endangered Mottled Duskywing butterfly (Erynnis martialis) informs species reintroduction

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) populations had moderate levels of genetic diversity at microsatellites with expected heterozygosity ranging from 0.43 to 0.58, and populations more than 10 km apart were differentiated from one another. Weak patterns of isolation by distance and low effective population sizes suggest that all but the largest ...
Shayla L. Kroeze, Gard W. Otis, Jessica E. Linton, D. Ryan Norris, Richard Westwood, Adrienne L. E. Brewster, Nusha Keyghobadi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Control of Canalization for Twinning Rates in Polypay and Rambouillet Sheep Using Threshold or Double Hierarchical Generalized Linear Models

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In most sheep production systems, the ideal scenario is for every ewe to lamb and successfully raise twins. However, selection for increased number of lambs born (NLB) is often accompanied by a higher incidence of triplet and higher‐order births, which increases management challenges and producer reluctance to intensify selection for this ...
Carrie S. Wilson, J. Bret Taylor, Luiz F. Brito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of genomic inbreeding parameters and runs of homozygosity islands in several fancy and meat rabbit breeds. [PDF]

Anim Genet, 2022
Ballan M, Schiavo G, Bovo S, Schiavitto M, Negrini R, Frabetti A, Fornasini D, Fontanesi L.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Population Differentiation and Polygenic Selection in the Finnish Ayrshire Cows Selected on Genomic Information

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Finnish Ayrshire cattle belong to the Nordic Red breeds. The basis of selection in Nordic Red breeds shifted from traditional pedigree‐based breeding values to genomic breeding values between 2011 and 2014. Joint genetic evaluation and admixture among the Nordic Red breeds have led to the formation of a composite Nordic Red population ...
Katri Sarviaho, Minna Koivula, Terhi Iso‐Touru, Pekka Uimari, Katja Hänninen   +4 more
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Evaluating Selection Strategies Based on Inbreeding Load via Simulation

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Inbreeding load is the fraction of the mutation load that is due to recessive action of mutations. This load is only expressed in individual's inbred offspring. As such, inbreeding load contributes to genetic heterogeneity among individuals and can thus be used as a criterion of selection.
Simona Antonios, Jana Obšteter, Ivan Pocrnic, Gregor Gorjanc, Silvia T. Rodríguez‐Ramilo, Zulma G. Vitezica   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic inbreeding and population structure of northern pike (Esox lucius) in Xinjiang, China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2021
Luan P, Huo T, Ma B, Song D, Zhang X, Hu G.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bony fish genomes: Status and gaps

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Bony fish constitute an exceptionally species‐rich group of aquatic vertebrates, comprising more than 95% of all living fish. The adaptive processes on the diversity of environments they inhabit make them a highly diverse group from taxonomic, morphological and evolutionary standpoints.
Noelia Pérez‐Pereira, Carmen Bouza, Paulino Martínez, Diego Robledo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-Wide Assessment of Runs of Homozygosity and Estimates of Genomic Inbreeding in a Chinese Composite Pig Breed. [PDF]

Front Genet, 2021
Xu Z, Mei S, Zhou J, Zhang Y, Qiao M, Sun H, Li Z, Li L, Dong B, Oyelami FO, Wu J, Peng X.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source