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1. Big, hungry fish get the lure: Size and food availability determine capture over boldness and exploratory behaviors

Author:
Keiling, Toniann D.; Louison, Michael J.; Suski, Cory D.
Source:
Fisheries research 2020 v.227 pp. 105554
ISSN:
0165-7836
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Micropterus salmoides; environmental factors; fishermen; food availability; minnows; phenotype; ponds; sport fishing;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fish behavioral phenotypes have previously been shown to influence capture by recreational anglers, and artificial selection of specific phenotypes can occur. However, little is known about how environmental conditions influence which phenotypes are most vulnerable. This study sought to define the interaction between behavioral phenotype and prey availability to influence angling vulnerability usi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105554

2. Artificial selection for increased dispersal results in lower fitness

Author:
Zwoinska, Martyna K.; Larva, Tuuli; Sekajova, Zuzana; Carlsson, Hanne; Meurling, Sara; Maklakov, Alexei A.
Source:
Journal of evolutionary biology 2020 v.33 no.2 pp. 217-224
ISSN:
1010-061X
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Caenorhabditis; dioecy; females; genetic correlation; life history; models; prediction; progeny; reproductive performance;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Dispersal often covaries with other traits, and this covariation was shown to have a genetic basis. Here, we wanted to explore to what extent genetic constraints and correlational selection can explain patterns of covariation between dispersal and key life‐history traits—lifespan and reproduction. A prediction from the fitness‐associated dispersal hypothesis was that lower genetic quality is assoc ...
DOI:
10.1111/jeb.13563

3. Artificial Selection in Domestication and Breeding Prevents Speciation in Rice

Author:
Mi, Jiaming; Li, Guangwei; Xu, Conghao; Yang, Jiangyi; Yu, Huihui; Wang, Gongwei; Li, Xianghua; Xiao, Jinghua; Song, Huazhi; Zhang, Qifa; Ouyang, Yidan
Source:
Molecular plant 2020 v.13 no.4 pp. 650-657
ISSN:
1674-2052
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; domestication; evolution; gene flow; genes; genetic improvement; haplotypes; hybridization; hybrids; parents; reproductive isolation; wild rice;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Speciation has long been regarded as an irreversible process once the reproductive barriers had been established. However, unlike in natural populations, artificial selection might either accelerate or prevent speciation processes in domesticated species. Asian cultivated rice is a target crop for both domestication and artificial breeding; it contains two subspecies of indica and japonica, which ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.molp.2020.01.005

4. Relationship between mitochondrial DNA haplogroup and litter size in the pig

Author:
Wang, Dan; Ning, Chao; Liu, Jian-Feng; Zhao, Xingbo
Source:
Reproduction, fertility, and development 2020 v.32 no.3 pp. 267-273
ISSN:
1031-3613
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; haplotypes; litter size; mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny; principal component analysis; single nucleotide polymorphism; sows;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been widely associated with complex traits in farm animals. The present study evaluated the effects of mtDNA on litter size in pigs. Mitogenome sequencing of 1017 sows distinguished 232 variations, including 229 single nucleotide polymorphisms and three indels, which constituted 11 haplotypes and further clustered into two haplogroups that differed significantly (P<0. ...
DOI:
10.1071/RD19035

5. Microbial community design: methods, applications, and opportunities

Author:
Eng, Alexander; Borenstein, Elhanan
Source:
Current opinion in biotechnology 2019 v.58 pp. 117-128
ISSN:
0958-1669
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; community development; computational methodology; microbial communities; surveys; therapeutics;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Microbial communities can perform a variety of behaviors that are useful in both therapeutic and industrial settings. Engineered communities that differ in composition from naturally occurring communities offer a unique opportunity for improving upon existing community functions and expanding the range of microbial community applications. This has prompted recent advances in various community desi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.copbio.2019.03.002
PubMed:
30952088
PubMed Central:
PMC6710113

6. Manipulation of crossover frequency and distribution for plant breeding

Author:
Blary, A.; Jenczewski, E.
Source:
Theoretical and applied genetics 2019 v.132 no.3 pp. 575-592
ISSN:
0040-5752
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; breeding programs; genetic variation; meiosis; plant breeding;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The crossovers (COs) that occur during meiotic recombination lead to genetic diversity upon which natural and artificial selection can act. The potential of tinkering with the mechanisms of meiotic recombination to increase the amount of genetic diversity accessible for breeders has been under the research spotlight for years. A wide variety of approaches have been proposed to increase CO frequenc ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00122-018-3240-1
PubMed:
30483818
PubMed Central:
PMC6439139

7. Correction to: Responses to relaxed and reverse selection in strains artificially selected for duration of death‑feigning behavior in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

Author:
Matsumura, Kentarou; Miyatake, Takahisa
Source:
Journal of ethology 2019 v.37 no.1 pp. 135
ISSN:
0289-0771
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Tribolium castaneum; antipredatory behavior; insect behavior;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The article Responses to relaxed and reverse selection in strains artificially selected for duration of death‑feigning behavior in the red flour beetle. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10164-018-0579-3

8. Impact of deltamethrin selection on kdr mutations and insecticide detoxifying enzymes in Aedes aegypti from Mexico

Author:
Contreras-Perera, Yamili; Ponce-Garcia, Gustavo; Villanueva-Segura, Karina; Lopez-Monroy, Beatriz; Rodríguez-Sanchez, Iram P.; Lenhart, Audrey; Manrique-Saide, Pablo; Flores, Adriana E.
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2020 v.13 no.1 pp. 224
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Aedes aegypti; alleles; deltamethrin; enzyme activity; esterases; glutathione transferase; heritability; homozygosity; imagos; insecticide resistance; lethal concentration 50; mixed function oxidase; monitoring; mutants; mutation; vector control; Mexico;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Insecticide resistance is a serious problem for vector control programmes worldwide. Resistance is commonly attributed to mutations at the insecticide’s target site or increased activity of detoxification enzymes. METHODS: We determined the knockdown concentration (KC₅₀) and lethal concentration (LC₅₀) of deltamethrin in six natural populations of adult Aedes aegypti from southeastern ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-020-04093-3

9. Understanding the morphological and genetic distinctiveness of the Spanish pouter pigeons: the Marchenero Pouter as a case study

Author:
Cobo-Simón, Irene; Márquez‐Rodríguez, Joaquín; Méndez‐Cea, Belén; Gallego, Francisco J.; Pérez‐Fernández, María
Source:
TheIbis 2020 v.162 no.3 pp. 766-777
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Columba livia; body weight; breeds; case studies; genetic analysis; genetic variation; microsatellite repeats; morphometry; phenotypic variation; pigeons; tail; wings; Spain;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Domestic species are excellent examples of the great adaptive potential of animal species under strong selective pressure. Among them, domestic pigeons (Columba livia var domestica) represent one of the first domesticated bird species. Artificial selection through centuries, together with the multipurpose use of this species, has led to an extraordinary phenotypic diversity among breeds. Here, the ...
DOI:
10.1111/ibi.12797

10. OsmiR530 acts downstream of OsPIL15 to regulate grain yield in rice

Author:
Sun, Wei; Xu, Xiao Hui; Li, Yaping; Xie, Lixia; He, Yanan; Li, Wen; Lu, Xingbo; Sun, Hongwei; Xie, Xianzhi
Source:
Thenew phytologist 2020 v.226 no.3 pp. 823-837
ISSN:
0028-646X
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Oryza sativa; genetic variation; grain yield; loci; microRNA; non-coding RNA; panicles; plant breeding; plant development; plant growth; rice; stress response;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small noncoding RNAs that play important roles in plant growth and development as well as in stress responses. However, little is known about their regulatory functions affecting rice grain yield. We functionally characterized a novel miRNA in rice, OsmiR530, its target OsPL3, and its upstream regulator phytochrome‐interacting factor‐like 15 (OsPIL15). Their effec ...
DOI:
10.1111/nph.16399
PubMed:
31883119
PubMed Central:
PMC7187366

11. Genetic and genomic analyses of embryo production in dairy cattle

Author:
Jaton, C.; Schenkel, F. S.; Chud, T. C. S.; Malchiodi, F.; Sargolzaei, M.; Price, C. A.; Canovàs, A.; Baes, C.; Miglior, F.
Source:
Reproduction, fertility, and development 2020 v.32 no.2 pp. 50-55
ISSN:
1031-3613
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Holstein; assisted reproductive technologies; chromosomes; dairy cattle; dairy industry; embryo (animal); genetic correlation; genome; genome-wide association study; genomics; herds; heritability;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Canadian dairy industry has been using invivo and invitro assisted reproductive technologies to produce embryos. Technological improvements have helped increase the number and quality of embryos produced, but genetic and genomic tools for improving these traits have yet to be assessed for the Canadian Holstein population. Genetic parameters and a genome-wide association study were performed in ...
DOI:
10.1071/RD19275

12. Artificial selection for male winners in the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens correlates with high female aggression

Author:
Ramos, A.; Gonçalves, D.
Source:
Frontiers in zoology 2019 v.16 no.1 pp. 34
ISSN:
1742-9994
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; adults; aggression; females; fish; laboratory experimentation; males; siblings; swimming; South East Asia;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... In Southeast Asia, males of the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens have been selected across centuries for paired-staged fights. During the selection process, matched for size males fight in a small tank until the contest is resolved. Breeders discard losing batches and reproduce winner batches with the aim of increasing fight performance. We assessed the results of this long-term selection pro ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12983-019-0333-x
PubMed:
31406496
PubMed Central:
PMC6686523

13. Getting Back to Nature: Feralization in Animals and Plants

Author:
Gering, Eben; Incorvaia, Darren; Henriksen, Rie; Conner, Jeffrey; Getty, Thomas; Wright, Dominic
Source:
Trends in ecology & evolution 2019 v.34 no.12 pp. 1137-1151
ISSN:
0169-5347
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; brain; domestication; feral animals; gene flow; genes; natural selection; plants (botany);     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Formerly domesticated organisms and artificially selected genes often escape controlled cultivation, but their subsequent evolution is not well studied. In this review, we examine plant and animal feralization through an evolutionary lens, including how natural selection, artificial selection, and gene flow shape feral genomes, traits, and fitness. Available evidence shows that feralization is not ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tree.2019.07.018

14. Removal of alleles by genome editing (RAGE) against deleterious load

Author:
Johnsson, Martin; Gaynor, R. Chris; Jenko, Janez; Gorjanc, Gregor; de Koning, Dirk-Jan; Hickey, John M.
Source:
Genetics, selection, evolution 2019 v.51 no.1 pp. 14
ISSN:
1297-9686
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; alleles; bioinformatics; breeding programs; gene editing; germplasm conservation; natural selection; quantitative traits; screening; sires;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: In this paper, we simulate deleterious load in an animal breeding program, and compare the efficiency of genome editing and selection for decreasing it. Deleterious variants can be identified by bioinformatics screening methods that use sequence conservation and biological prior information about protein function. However, once deleterious variants have been identified, how can they be ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12711-019-0456-8
PubMed:
30995904
PubMed Central:
PMC6472060

15. Lines selected for different durations of tonic immobility have different leg lengths in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

Author:
Matsumura, Kentarou; Miyatake, Takahisa
ISSN:
0005-7959
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Tribolium castaneum; antipredatory behavior; legs; motivation; paralysis; selection pressure; walking;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Tonic immobility is an adaptive anti-predator behaviour observed in many species. This anti-predator behaviour is often correlated with a species’ movement motivation, so a relationship between the duration of tonic immobility and morphological traits supporting movement would be expected. Using the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, we carried out two-way artificial selection for the duration ...
DOI:
10.1163/1568539X-00003579

16. Influence of artificial selection for duration of death feigning on pre- and post-copulatory traits in male Tribolium castaneum

Author:
Matsumura, Kentarou; Miyatake, Takahisa
Source:
Journal of ethology 2019 v.37 no.3 pp. 265-270
ISSN:
0289-0771
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Tribolium castaneum; animals; antipredatory behavior; death; males; paternity; predation; reproductive success; reproductive traits; risk;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... In many animals, investment in anti-predator traits can affect reproductive success. Conversely, males that invest more resources in mating success may have relatively fewer resources to devote to anti-predator traits, leading to increased predation risk. Although previous studies have reported a trade-off in investment between anti-predator traits and reproductive traits in male animals, few stud ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10164-019-00596-4

17. Size‐abundance rules? Evolution changes scaling relationships between size, metabolism and demography

Author:
Malerba, Martino E.; Marshall, Dustin J.
Source:
Ecology letters 2019 v.22 no.9 pp. 1407-1416
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Dunaliella tertiolecta; body size; demography; energy flow; evolution; metabolism; microalgae; prediction;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Body size often strongly covaries with demography across species. Metabolism has long been invoked as the driver of these patterns, but tests of causal links between size, metabolism and demography within a species are exceedingly rare. We used 400 generations of artificial selection to evolve a 2427% size difference in the microalga Dunaliella tertiolecta. We repeatedly measured size, energy flux ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.13326

18. Wxlv, the Ancestral Allele of Rice Waxy Gene

Author:
Zhang, Changquan; Zhu, Jihui; Chen, Shengjie; Fan, Xiaolei; Li, Qianfeng; Lu, Yan; Wang, Min; Yu, Hengxiu; Yi, Chuandeng; Tang, Shuzhu; Gu, Minghong; Liu, Qiaoquan
Source:
Molecular plant 2019 v.12 no.8 pp. 1157-1166
ISSN:
1674-2052
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; alleles; amylose; cooking quality; domestication; evolution; mouthfeel; taste; wild rice;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In rice grains, the Waxy (Wx) gene is responsible for the synthesis of amylose, the most important determinant for eating and cooking quality. The effects of several Wx alleles on amylose content and the taste of cooked rice have been elucidated. However, the relationship between artificial selection and the evolution of various Wx alleles as well as their distribution remain unclear. Here we repo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.molp.2019.05.011

19. Artificial Selection for Reduced Fitness in Panmictic Populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Stupnikova, A. N.; Vasilyeva, Ju. V.; Neretina, T. V.; Kondrashov, A. S.
Source:
Russian journal of genetics 2019 v.55 no.4 pp. 411-417
ISSN:
1022-7954
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Drosophila melanogaster; evolution; fecundity; genetic variation; inbred lines; mutation; parents; progeny;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... We investigated the evolution of the panmictic experimental populations of Drosophila melanogaster under the influence of artificial selection for reduced fitness. Slowly developing flies were selected among offspring from parents with low sexual activity and low fecundity. As result of this selection carried out for 16 generations, there was a strong decline in the various components of fitness. ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1022795419040148

20. Body Mass Increase Induced by Eight Years of Artificial Selection in the Yellow Mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Life History Trade-offs

Author:
Morales-Ramos, Juan; Kelstrup, Hans; Rojas, M.; Emery, Virginia
Source:
Journal of insect science 2019 v.19 no.2
ISSN:
1536-2442
Subject:
artificial selection,   etc   ; Tenebrio molitor; biomass production; fecundity; food conversion; insects; larvae; life history; pupae; rearing;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Efforts to improve rearing conditions of Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) for insect biomass production included selecting for larger size pupae. The effects of an 8-yr continuous selection of T. molitor pupae for larger size were studied. Data consisting of daily counts and weights of pupae were analyzed using regression to determine the effects of selection over time. A preliminar ...
Handle:
10113/6487973
DOI:
10.1093/jisesa/iey110
PubMed:
30822778
PubMed Central:
PMC6403474