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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.We assessed Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) performance on five common pasture plant species. Larvae consumed more dock, plantain and chicory per day than red or white clover, but with lower conversion efficiencies. Feeding on red clover reduced weights and egg laying, and lengthened development times compared with plantain.
J. G. Jensen +4 more
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Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.Many plants retain nectarless flowers; we tested whether these act as “decoys” for bees by making neighbouring rewarding flowers seem more valuable—a cognitive bias known as the decoy effect. The presence of decoy flowers did not shift bumblebee preferences between two equally rewarding inflorescences, and bees quickly learned to avoid these nectarless
Mélissa Armand +3 more
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INBREEDING DEPRESSION FOR YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS IN Fragaria × ananassa Duch.
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2012 In case of plants, inbreeding depression can be measured through comparison of the fitness of selfed individuals with outcrossed individuals. In this paper the effect of repeated inbreeding on fruit yield and yield component of strawberries (Fragaria ...
Elżbieta Kaczmarska
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Genetic and Ecological Management of Pacific Salmon Fisheries for the 21st Century
Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Based on ecological adaptation theory, tremendous effort is being spent on measures that are eliminating salmon hatcheries and fishing opportunities with the intention of protecting wild runs deemed to be of particular genetic importance to the survival of the species.
Randall E. Brummett +2 more
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Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Understanding genetic diversity and population structure is essential for the sustainable management of widely stocked freshwater species such as common carp (Cyprinus carpio). In this study, we conducted a comprehensive genetic assessment of C.
Meryem Cansu Yesiltaş +3 more
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Coefficients of relationship and inbreeding among Finnish Ayrshire and Holstein-Friesian
Agricultural and Food Science, 2008 Pedigree data from national breeding value evaluations were used in calculation of the coefficient and rate of inbreeding, average coefficient and rate of relationship and generation intervals for the Finnish Ayrshire and Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle ...
T. VAHLSTEN +2 more
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Evaluation of Inbreeding in the Slovak Simmental Breed and Its Effect on Length of Productive Life
AnimalsThis study aimed to estimate the average inbreeding coefficient in Slovak Simmental dairy cattle and evaluate the effect of inbreeding on the length of productive life. All pedigrees included 463,282 animals dating back to 1914.
Eva Strapáková, Peter Strapák
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Ibis, EarlyView.Fine‐scale genetic structure in animal populations can create opportunities for both kin‐directed co‐operation and kin competition. Knowledge of kinship is therefore key to understanding the selective pressures shaping sociality as well as the effects of social behaviour on local genetic structure.
Joshua B. LaPergola +2 more
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Ibis, EarlyView.Despite being an important fraction of any animal population, juveniles are a severely understudied group. Juveniles often need to learn an array of skills that allow them to survive independently and do so while undertaking decisions that may impact their fitness, recruitment and survival, having therefore relevant demographic implications.
Manuela S. Rodrigues +6 more
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