While evolutionary responses require heritable variation, estimates of heritability (h2) from wild fish populations remain rare. A 20-year molecular pedigree for a wild Scottish population of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) was used to investigate genetic contributions to (co)variation in two important, correlated, phenotypic traits: â sea ageâ (number of winters spent at sea prior to spawning) and size-at-maturity (body length just prior to spawning). Sea age was strongly heritable (h2 = 0.51) and size exhibited moderate heritability (h2 = 0.27). A very strong genetic correlation (rG = 0.96) between these traits implied the same functional loci must underpin variation in each. Indeed, body size within sea ages had much lower heritability ...
The diversity of reproduction and associated mating patterns in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) has lo...
Delaying sexual maturation can lead to larger body size and higher reproductive success, but carries...
Background Understanding genetic architecture is essential for determining how traits will change in...
While evolutionary responses require heritable variation, estimates of heritability (h(2)) from wild...
Comparing observed versus theoretically expected evolutionary responses is important for our underst...
While evolutionary responses require heritable variation, estimates of heritability (hThe accepted m...
Knowledge of the relative importance of genetic versus environmental determinants of major developme...
Characterizing the role of different mutational effect sizes in the evolution of fitness-related tra...
Pedigree reconstruction using genetic analysis provides a useful means to estimate fundamental popul...
The diversity of reproduction and associated mating patterns in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) has lo...
The diversity of reproduction and associated mating patterns in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) has lo...
Delaying sexual maturation can lead to larger body size and higher reproductive success, but carries...
Background Understanding genetic architecture is essential for determining how traits will change in...
While evolutionary responses require heritable variation, estimates of heritability (h(2)) from wild...
Comparing observed versus theoretically expected evolutionary responses is important for our underst...
While evolutionary responses require heritable variation, estimates of heritability (hThe accepted m...
Knowledge of the relative importance of genetic versus environmental determinants of major developme...
Characterizing the role of different mutational effect sizes in the evolution of fitness-related tra...
Pedigree reconstruction using genetic analysis provides a useful means to estimate fundamental popul...
The diversity of reproduction and associated mating patterns in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) has lo...
The diversity of reproduction and associated mating patterns in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) has lo...
Delaying sexual maturation can lead to larger body size and higher reproductive success, but carries...
Background Understanding genetic architecture is essential for determining how traits will change in...