A framework to assess evolutionary responses to anthropogenic light and sound

JP Swaddle, CD Francis, JR Barber, CB Cooper… - Trends in ecology & …, 2015 - cell.com
Human activities have caused a near-ubiquitous and evolutionarily-unprecedented increase
in environmental sound levels and artificial night lighting. These stimuli reorganize …

Quantitative genetic methods depending on the nature of the phenotypic trait

P de Villemereuil - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A consequence of the assumptions of the infinitesimal model, one of the most important
theoretical foundations of quantitative genetics, is that phenotypic traits are predicted to be …

Classification of common human diseases derived from shared genetic and environmental determinants

K Wang, H Gaitsch, H Poon, NJ Cox, A Rzhetsky - Nature genetics, 2017 - nature.com
In this study, we used insurance claims for over one-third of the entire US population to
create a subset of 128,989 families (481,657 unique individuals). We then used these data …

The role of life history traits in mammalian invasion success

I Capellini, J Baker, WL Allen, SE Street… - Ecology letters, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Why some organisms become invasive when introduced into novel regions while others fail
to even establish is a fundamental question in ecology. Barriers to success are expected to …

General methods for evolutionary quantitative genetic inference from generalized mixed models

P De Villemereuil, H Schielzeth, S Nakagawa… - Genetics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Methods for inference and interpretation of evolutionary quantitative genetic parameters,
and for prediction of the response to selection, are best developed for traits with normal …

Fast life history traits promote invasion success in amphibians and reptiles

WL Allen, SE Street, I Capellini - Ecology letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Competing theoretical models make different predictions on which life history strategies
facilitate growth of small populations. While 'fast'strategies allow for rapid increase in …

Cooperation facilitates the colonization of harsh environments

CK Cornwallis, CA Botero, DR Rubenstein… - Nature Ecology & …, 2017 - nature.com
Animals living in harsh environments, where temperatures are hot and rainfall is
unpredictable, are more likely to breed in cooperative groups. As a result, harsh …

Networks of global bird invasion altered by regional trade ban

L Reino, R Figueira, P Beja, MB Araújo, C Capinha… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Wildlife trade is a major pathway for introduction of invasive species worldwide. However,
how exactly wildlife trade influences invasion risk, beyond the transportation of individuals to …

Polygenic and major‐locus contributions to sexual maturation timing in Atlantic salmon

PV Debes, N Piavchenko, A Ruokolainen… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sexual maturation timing is a life‐history trait central to the balance between mortality and
reproduction. Maturation may be triggered when an underlying compound trait, called …

General quantitative genetic methods for comparative biology

P de Villemereuil, S Nakagawa - Modern phylogenetic comparative …, 2014 - Springer
There is much in common between the aim and tools of the quantitative geneticist and the
comparative biologist. One of the most interesting statistical tools of the quantitative genetics …