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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
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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
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Inbreeding and relationship coefficients in the Finnish blue fox population

Agricultural and Food Science, 2008
Animal size has increased considerably in the Finnish blue fox population. This has been achieved by intensive selection. An efficient breeding scheme may increase inbreeding. The rate of inbreeding by generation was estimated to be from 0.107% to 0.191%
I. STRANDÉN, J. PEURA
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Consanguinity, inbreeding coefficient, fertility and birth-outcome in population of Okara district, Pakistan. [PDF]

Pak J Med Sci, 2021
Nawaz A, Zaman M, Malik S.
europepmc   +1 more source

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
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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
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Early life history of the Korean seahorse, Hippocampus haema: Evidence for direct settlement and ontogenetic shifts in snout morphology

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Early life‐history traits of seahorses are closely linked to juvenile survival, dispersal potential and the onset of substrate attachment; however, detailed stage‐resolved descriptions remain limited for many Hippocampus species. This study examined reproductive behaviour and early ontogenetic development of the Korean seahorse, Hippocampus ...
Jaehwan Juan Lee, Jin‐Koo Kim
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Commonly used genomic estimators of individual inbreeding in livestock

Czech Journal of Animal Science
: Management of inbreeding is one of the crucial parts of breeding programs in livestock populations. Traditionally, the inbreeding coefficient is calculated using pedigree data; however, it can also be estimated from genomic data.
Adrián Halvoník, Nina Moravčíková, Monika Chalupková, Radovan Kasarda   +3 more
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Dissecting the genetic basis of climatic adaptation in wild relatives (Malus baccata) for climate‐resilient apple breeding

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
This comprehensive map of genetic variation in wild apple (Malus baccata) and set of key genes associated with adaptation to temperature, precipitation, and soil properties establishes a foundation for breeding climate‐resilient apple cultivars and conserving the genetic resources of wild crop relatives.
Ying Su, Yani Hao, Xuejing Cao, Lin Wang, Zhiqi Xu, Fan Zhang, Zhiyao Ma, Xu Wang, Jiacui Li, Tianrong Fan, Ruoyan Zhao, Zhongqi Liu, Wenrui Wang, Yingchun Zhang, Xuanwen Yang, Sifan Yang, Dajiang Wang, Kun Wang, Simiao Sun, Zichen Li, Wen Tian, Yanming Sun, Zhao Liu, Yanshuai Xu, Hua Xiao, Yanling Peng, Xiaodong Xu, Ruirui Liu, Xinmin Tian, Yongfeng Zhou, Yuan Gao   +30 more
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Morphofunctional effects of captivity on the microanatomy of the talus bone in a wild ungulate (Sus scrofa)

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Our study explores the plastic changes induced by captivity on the microanatomy of the talus of wild boars, revealing denser bone with tighter trabecular networks but a lower relative maximum thickness of compact bone. These plastic adaptations can serve to detect early processes of domestication in the archaeological record.
Roman Ocaña, Thomas Cucchi, Camille Bader, Alexandra Houssaye   +3 more
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