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Differences between mates at the TLR1Lb locus are associated with lower reproductive success in a long-lived seabird

open access: yesScientific Reports
Genetic diversity can influence fitness components such as survival and reproductive success. Yet the association between genetic diversity and fitness based on neutral loci is sometime very weak and inconsistent, with relationships varying among taxa ...
Marianne Gousy-Leblanc   +5 more
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ANALYZING REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON DAIRY FARMS [PDF]

open access: yes
Milk sales are the largest source of revenue on dairy farms. Reproduction is necessary to generate a new lactation. However, a pregnancy also dictates when the previous lactation must end so that the cow can retain sufficient condition into her new ...
Wolf, Christopher A.
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Examining Phenotypic Structural Traits as Indicators for Reproductive Longevity Success in Sows [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The objective of this study was to examine structure and body conformation traits of 494 gilts/sows as a prediction of reproductive longevity in sows. This study focused on specific traits including body length, body depth, front and rear pastern angles,
Mote, Benny Edd   +2 more
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Strong gender differences in reproductive success variance, and the times to the most recent common ancestors

open access: yes, 2012
The Time To the Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA) based on human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is estimated to be twice that based on the non-recombining part of the Y chromosome (NRY).
Barber   +48 more
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