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Adaptation and fitness in animal populations evolutionary and breeding perspectives on genetic resource management

Julius van der Werf

Dordrecht, The Netherlands Springer c2009

Localização: FZEA - Fac. Zoot. Eng. de Alimentos    (QH430 W488a 2009 )(Acessar)

  • Título:
    Adaptation and fitness in animal populations evolutionary and breeding perspectives on genetic resource management
  • Autor: Julius van der Werf
  • Assuntos: Animal genetics; GENÉTICA ANIMAL; ADAPTAÇÃO ANIMAL; EVOLUÇÃO ANIMAL; Animals -- Adaptation; Evolutionary genetics; Animal genetic engineering; Animal breeding; Animal mutation breeding
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Descrição: Defining fitness in natural and domesticated populations / James S.F. (Stuart) Barker -- Genetic architecture of reproductive fitness and its consequences / Richard Frankham -- Fitness traits in animal breeding programs / Michael Goddard. Discussion / John W. James -- Maintaining genetic variation in fitness / William G. Hill and Xu-Sheng Zhang -- Spherical cows grazing in flatland : constraints to selection and adaptation / Mark Blows and Bruce Walsh -- Maintaining fitness by within breed selection / Peter Bijma. Discussion / Michael Goddard -- Some evolutionary consequences of niche construction with genotype-environment interaction / Kathleen Donohue -- Genotype by environment interaction with farm animals / John W. James -- Drosophila and selection in nature : from laboratory fitness components to field assessments / Ary A. Hoffmann. Discussion / Keith Hammond -- Strategies to exploit genetic variation while maintaining diversity / Brian P. Kinghorn ... [et al.] -- Managing genetic diversity, fitness and adaptation of farm animal genetic resources / Louis Ollivier and Jean-Louis Foulley -- Livestock genetic resources : preserving genetic adaptations for future use / John P. Gibson. Discussion / Frank W. Nicholas -- Stuart Barker's contributions to population genetics and animal breeding : exploring fitness, evolution and animal genetics / Frank W. Nicholas and Keith Hammond
  • Editor: Dordrecht, The Netherlands Springer
  • Data de criação/publicação: c2009
  • Formato: xii, 258 p ill. 25 cm.
  • Idioma: Inglês

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