Mammalian sexual dimorphism

FJ McPherson, PJ Chenoweth - Animal reproduction science, 2012 - Elsevier
Sexual dimorphisms (SDs) have evolved in mammals to assure greater reproductive
success for individuals, usually males. Secondary sexual characteristics (SSC) developed to …

[图书][B] Consanguinity in context

AH Bittles - 2012 - books.google.com
An essential guide to this major contemporary issue, Consanguinity in Context is a uniquely
comprehensive account of intra-familial marriage. Detailed information on past and present …

Evaluation of stallion sperm morphology

LFC Brito - Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice, 2007 - Elsevier
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[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide mapping and estimation of inbreeding depression of semen quality traits in a cattle population

M Ferenčaković, J Sölkner, M Kapš, I Curik - Journal of Dairy Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Inbreeding depression is known to affect quantitative traits such as male fertility and sperm
quality, but the genetic basis for these associations is poorly understood. Most studies have …

Inbreeding depression in male gametic performance

S Losdat, SM Chang, JM Reid - Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
One key objective in evolutionary ecology is to understand the magnitude of inbreeding
depression expressed across sex‐specific components of fitness. One major component of …

Reduced heterozygosity impairs sperm quality in endangered mammals

JL Fitzpatrick, JP Evans - Biology letters, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Inbreeding causes increases in homozygosity and is commonly associated with reductions
in fertility and embryogenesis. Although the mechanisms underlying such effects are …

Assessment of inbreeding depression for body measurements in Spanish Purebred (Andalusian) horses

MD Gómez, M Valera, A Molina, JP Gutiérrez… - Livestock Science, 2009 - Elsevier
Our aim was to ascertain inbreeding depression in the Spanish Purebred horses for eight
body measurements. A total of 16,472 individuals were measured for height at withers …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide assessment and mapping of inbreeding depression identifies candidate genes associated with semen traits in Holstein bulls

M Ghoreishifar, SM Vahedi, S Salek Ardestani… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background The reduction in phenotypic performance of a population due to mating
between close relatives is called inbreeding depression. The genetic background of …

Time trends, environmental factors and genetic basis of semen traits collected in Holstein bulls under commercial conditions

S Karoui, C Díaz, M Serrano, R Cue, I Celorrio… - Animal Reproduction …, 2011 - Elsevier
The fact that results of artificial insemination (AI) are declining in highly selected dairy cattle
populations has added a renewed interest to the evaluation of male fertility. Data from …

Pedigree analysis of the endangered Old Kladruber horse population

H Vostrá-Vydrová, L Vostrý, B Hofmanová, E Krupa… - Livestock Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Old Kladruber horse, along with the Lipizzaner horse, Andalusian horse and
Lusitano horse, is of the original Italo-Spanish type. The Old Kladruber horse is kept in two …