Adaptation and Fitness in Animal Populations

Evolutionary and Breeding Perspectives on Genetic Resource Management

AvJulius van der Werf,Hans-Ulrich Graser

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Many of our most successful animal breeding programs have been accompanied by a reduced fitness in the animal. In this book, leading animal breeders and revolutionary geneticists explore ways to improve breeding programs and fitness simultaneously.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-10-19
Mått:155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:417 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:258
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789048180509

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Innehållsförteckning

Modelling Fitness.- Defining Fitness in Natural and Domesticated Populations.- Genetic Architecture of Reproductive Fitness and its Consequences.- Fitness Traits in Animal Breeding Programs.- Discussion.- Maintaining Fitness.- Maintaining Genetic Variation in Fitness.- Spherical Cows Grazing in Flatland: Constraints to Selection and Adaptation.- Maintaining Fitness by Within Breed Selection.- Discussion.- The Genetic Basis of Adaptation.- Some Evolutionary Consequences of Niche Construction with Genotype-Environment Interaction.- Genotype by Environment Interaction in Farm Animals.- Drosophila and Selection in Nature: From Laboratory Fitness Components to Field Assessments.- Discussion.- Strategies for Managing Diversity.- Strategies to Exploit Genetic Variation While Maintaining Diversity.- Managing Genetic Diversity, Fitness and Adaptation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources.- Livestock Genetic Resources: Preserving Genetic Adaptations for Future Use.- Discussion.- Concluding Summary.- Stuart Barker’s Contributions to Population Genetics and Animal Breeding: Exploring Fitness, Evolution and Animal Genetics.