To achieve a coherent evolutionary theory, it is necessary to account for the effects of the
environment on the process of development. Phenotypic plasticity is the change in the …

Trade‐offs are a core component of many evolutionary models, particularly those dealing
with the evolution of life histories. In the present paper, we identify four topics of key …

Constraints on phenotypic evolution can take a variety of forms. Constraints can arise from
inheritance, selection, development, and design limits. Contemporary visions of the …

Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) has become the most widely accepted method for
genetic evaluation of domestic livestock. Since its introduction, the method has evolved and …

The prediction of producing desirable traits in offspring such as increased growth rate, or
superior meat, milk and wool production is a vital economic tool to the animal scientist …

Random regression models (RRM) have become common for the analysis of longitudinal
data or repeated records on individuals over time. Applications in animal breeding research …

Body temperature influences the performance and fitness of ectotherms. How thermal
sensitivity responds to selection for resistance to high temperature is broadly relevant in …

We have developed an algorithm for genetic analysis of complex traits using genome-wide
SNPs in a linear mixed model framework. Compared to current standard REML software …

Quantitative genetics provides one of the most promising frameworks with which to unify the
fields of macroevolution and microevolution. The genetic variance–covariance matrix (G) is …

Genetic risk prediction has several potential applications in medical research and clinical
practice and could be used, for example, to stratify a heterogeneous population of patients …