Estimating genetic parameters in natural populations using the 'animal model'
LEB Kruuk - … Transactions of the Royal Society of …, 2004 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Estimating the genetic basis of quantitative traits can be tricky for wild populations in natural
environments, as environmental variation frequently obscures the underlying evolutionary …
environments, as environmental variation frequently obscures the underlying evolutionary …
Postcopulatory sexual selection
TR Birkhead, T Pizzari - Nature reviews genetics, 2002 - nature.com
The female reproductive tract is where competition between the sperm of different males
takes place, aided and abetted by the female herself. Intense postcopulatory sexual …
takes place, aided and abetted by the female herself. Intense postcopulatory sexual …
Heritability is not evolvability
Short-term evolutionary potential depends on the additive genetic variance in the
population. The additive variance is often measured as heritability, the fraction of the total …
population. The additive variance is often measured as heritability, the fraction of the total …
Undesirable evolutionary consequences of trophy hunting
DW Coltman, P O'Donoghue, JT Jorgenson, JT Hogg… - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
Phenotype-based selective harvests, including trophy hunting, can have important
implications for sustainable wildlife management if they target heritable traits,,. Here we …
implications for sustainable wildlife management if they target heritable traits,,. Here we …
[HTML][HTML] The role of evolution in the emergence of infectious diseases
It is unclear when, where and how novel pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), monkeypox and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) will cross the barriers that …
(HIV), monkeypox and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) will cross the barriers that …
Environmental quality and evolutionary potential: lessons from wild populations
A Charmantier, D Garant - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2005 - royalsocietypublishing.org
An essential requirement to determine a population's potential for evolutionary change is to
quantify the amount of genetic variability expressed for traits under selection. Early …
quantify the amount of genetic variability expressed for traits under selection. Early …
Cause‐specific mortality of the world's terrestrial vertebrates
Aim Vertebrates are declining worldwide, yet a comprehensive examination of the sources
of mortality is lacking. We conducted a global synthesis of terrestrial vertebrate cause …
of mortality is lacking. We conducted a global synthesis of terrestrial vertebrate cause …
Genetic and plastic responses of a northern mammal to climate change
Climate change is predicted to be most severe in northern regions and there has been much
interest in to what extent organisms can cope with these changes through phenotypic …
interest in to what extent organisms can cope with these changes through phenotypic …
Immunity in a variable world
BP Lazzaro, TJ Little - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Immune function is likely to be a critical determinant of an organism's fitness, yet most
natural animal and plant populations exhibit tremendous genetic variation for immune traits …
natural animal and plant populations exhibit tremendous genetic variation for immune traits …
How to separate genetic and environmental causes of similarity between relatives
LEB Kruuk, JD Hadfield - Journal of evolutionary biology, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Related individuals often have similar phenotypes, but this similarity may be due to the
effects of shared environments as much as to the effects of shared genes. We consider here …
effects of shared environments as much as to the effects of shared genes. We consider here …