Quantitative Genetics In The Wild

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Quantitative Genetics In The Wild

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Author : Anne Charmantier
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2014-04-03

Quantitative Genetics In The Wild written by Anne Charmantier and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-03 with Science categories.

Although the field of quantitative genetics - the study of the genetic basis of variation in quantitative characteristics such as body size, or reproductive success - is almost 100 years old, its application to the study of evolutionary processes in wild populations has expanded greatly over the last few decades. During this time, the use of 'wild quantitative genetics' has provided insights into a range of important questions in evolutionary ecology, ranging from studies conducting research in well-established fields such as life-history theory, behavioural ecology and sexual selection, to others addressing relatively new issues such as populations' responses to climate change or the process of senescence in natural environments. Across these fields, there is increasing appreciation of the need to quantify the genetic - rather than just the phenotypic - basis and diversity of key traits, the genetic basis of the associations between traits, and the interaction between these genetic effects and the environment. This research activity has been fuelled by methodological advances in both molecular genetics and statistics, as well as by exciting results emerging from laboratory studies of evolutionary quantitative genetics, and the increasing availability of suitable long-term datasets collected in natural populations, especially in animals. Quantitative Genetics in the Wild is the first book to synthesize the current level of knowledge in this exciting and rapidly-expanding area. This comprehensive volume also offers exciting perspectives for future studies in emerging areas, including the application of quantitative genetics to plants or arthropods, unraveling the molecular basis of variation in quantitative traits, or estimating non-additive genetic variance. Since this book deals with many fundamental questions in evolutionary ecology, it should be of interest to graduate, post-graduate students, and academics from a wide array of fields such as animal behaviour, ecology, evolution, and genetics.

Problems On Quantitative Genetics

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Author : Douglas Scott Falconer
language : en
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Release Date : 1983

Problems On Quantitative Genetics written by Douglas Scott Falconer and has been published by Longman Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Science categories.

Annual Review Of Ecology Evolution And Systematics

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

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Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Of Animal Personality In The Wild

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Author : Barbara Class
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017

Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Of Animal Personality In The Wild written by Barbara Class and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.

Ecology Of Freshwater Fish

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011

Ecology Of Freshwater Fish written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Fish communities categories.

Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics

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Author : Derek A. Roff
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06

Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics written by Derek A. Roff and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.

The impetus for this book arose out of my previous book, The Evolution of Life Histories (Roff, 1992). In that book I presented a single chapter on quanti tative genetic theory. However, as the book was concerned with the evolution of life histories and traits connected to this, the presence of quantitative genetic variation was an underlying theme throughout. Much of the focus was placed on optimality theory, for it is this approach that has proven to be extremely successful in the analysis of life history variation. But quantitative genetics cannot be ig nored, because there are some questions for which optimality approaches are inappropriate; for example, although optimality modeling can address the ques tion of the maintenance of phenotypic variation, it cannot say anything about genetic variation, on which further evolution clearly depends. The present book is, thus, a natural extension of the first. I have approached the problem not from the point of view of an animal or plant breeder but from that of one interested in understanding the evolution of quantitative traits in wild populations. The subject is large with a considerable body of theory: I generally present the assumptions underlying the analysis and the results, giving the relevant references for those interested in the intervening mathematics. My interest is in what quantitative genetics tells me about evolutionary processes; therefore, I have concentrated on areas of research most relevant to field studies.

Russian Journal Of Genetics

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994

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Population Genetics

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Author : Eric M. Hallerman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Population Genetics written by Eric M. Hallerman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Nature categories.

"List of Fish Taxa -- Preface -- Introduction -- An Overview of Classical and Molecular Genetics -- Measurement of Genetic Variation -- Allozyme Variation -- Chromosomal Variation -- Mitochondrial DNA -- Nuclear DNA -- Population GeneticProcesses -- Natural Selection -- Random Genetic Drift -- Inbreeding -- Coadaptation and Outbreeding Depression -- Quantitative Genetics -- Practical Applications of Population Genetics -- Genetic Stock Identification and Risk Assessment -- Genetic Guidelines for Hatchery Supplementation Programs --Genetic Impacts of Fish Introductions --Genetic Marking -- Forensics -- Population Viability Analysis --Glossary - Index"--P. v.

American Journal Of Botany

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

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Quantitative Genetic Variation

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Author : James N. Jr. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2012-12-02

Quantitative Genetic Variation written by James N. Jr. Thompson and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-02 with Science categories.

Quantitative Genetic Variation describes some of the experimental approaches to quantitative genetic variation, along with their potential applications and limitations. It considers one of the most widely applicable tools, i.e., biometrical analysis, as well as individual polygenic effects, specific components of a quantitative genetic trait, and artificial selection, and it shows how selection experiments can address specific developmental and genetic questions. Organized into four sections encompassing 17 chapters, this volume begins with a historical overview of the study of quantitative genetic variation, along with genetic variation in fungi and Drosophila. It then discusses the biometrical approach to quantitative variation, selection theory and analysis, uses and limitations of polygene mapping, and computer simulation of the breeding program for polygene location. The reader is also introduced to genes affecting quantitative aspects of physiology in rodents, as well as cytological markers and quantitative variation in wheat. This book will be extremely useful to students, researchers, and geneticists.