Applications and Implications of Neutral versus Non-neutral Markers in Molecular Ecology

H Kirk, JR Freeland - International journal of molecular sciences, 2011 - mdpi.com
The field of molecular ecology has expanded enormously in the past two decades, largely
because of the growing ease with which neutral molecular genetic data can be obtained …

Assessment of identity disequilibrium and its relation to empirical heterozygosity fitness correlations: a meta‐analysis

JM Miller, DW Coltman - Molecular Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Heterozygosity fitness correlations (HFC s) have frequently been used to detect inbreeding
depression, under the assumption that genome‐wide heterozygosity is a good proxy for …

Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation

LJ Eberhart-Phillips, C Küpper… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The adult sex ratio (ASR) is a fundamental concept in population biology, sexual selection,
and social evolution. However, it remains unclear which demographic processes generate …

Estimating genome-wide heterozygosity: effects of demographic history and marker type

JM Miller, RM Malenfant, P David, CS Davis, J Poissant… - Heredity, 2014 - nature.com
Heterozygosity–fitness correlations (HFCs) are often used to link individual genetic variation
to differences in fitness. However, most studies examining HFCs find weak or no …

Sex-specific early survival drives adult sex ratio bias in snowy plovers and impacts mating system and population growth

LJ Eberhart-Phillips, C Küpper… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Adult sex ratio (ASR) is a central concept in population biology and a key factor in sexual
selection, but why do most demographic models ignore sex biases? Vital rates often vary …

The quest for good genes: Epigamic traits, fitness, MHC and multilocus heterozygosity in the guppy

K Przesmycka, M Herdegen‐Radwan… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The 'good genes' hypothesis for the evolution of male secondary sexual traits poses that
female preferences for such traits are driven by indirect genetic benefits. However, support …

Heterozygosity and survival in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus): contrasting effects of presumably functional and neutral loci

J OLANO‐MARIN, JC Mueller… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between genetic diversity and fitness has important implications in
evolutionary and conservation biology. This relationship has been widely investigated at the …

Conflict between genetic and phenotypic differentiation: the evolutionary history of a 'lost and rediscovered'shorebird

FE Rheindt, T Szekely, SV Edwards, PLM Lee… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Understanding and resolving conflicts between phenotypic and genetic differentiation is
central to evolutionary research. While phenotypically monomorphic species may exhibit …

Heterozygosity predicts clutch and egg size but not plasticity in a house sparrow population with no evidence of inbreeding

DP Wetzel, IRK Stewart, DF Westneat - Molecular Ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the link between heterozygosity and the reaction norm attributes of
reproductive performance in female house sparrows (Passer domesticus). We collected data …

The plight of a plover: viability of an important snowy plover population with flexible brood care in Mexico

M Cruz-López, LJ Eberhart-Phillips, G Fernández… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Shorebird populations often rely on wetland habitats, for which they are considered
important indicators of ecosystem health. Populations residing at low latitudes remain vastly …