Search Results - "Moehring, J"

Veiled preferences and cryptic female choice could underlie the origin of novel sexual traits by Moehring, Amanda J, Boughman, Janette W

“…Males in many species have elaborated sexual traits that females strongly prefer, and these traits often conspicuously differ among species. How novel…”
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Reproductive consequences of an extra long-term sperm storage organ by Dhillon, Akashdeep, Chowdhury, Tabashir, Morbey, Yolanda E, Moehring, Amanda J

“…Sperm storage plays a key role in the reproductive success of many sexually-reproducing organisms, and the capacity of long-term sperm storage varies across…”
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BLUP for phenotypic selection in plant breeding and variety testing by Piepho, H. P, Möhring, J, Melchinger, A. E, Büchse, A

“…Best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) is a standard method for estimating random effects of a mixed model. This method was originally developed in animal…”
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Accurate Alternative Measurements for Female Lifetime Reproductive Success in Drosophila melanogaster by Nguyen, Trinh T X, Moehring, Amanda J

“…Fitness is an individual's ability to survive and reproduce, and is an important concept in evolutionary biology. However, accurately measuring fitness is…”
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A novel mistranslating tRNA model in Drosophila melanogaster has diverse, sexually dimorphic effects by Isaacson, Joshua R, Berg, Matthew D, Charles, Brendan, Jagiello, Jessica, Villén, Judit, Brandl, Christopher J, Moehring, Amanda J

“…Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are the adaptor molecules required for reading the genetic code and producing proteins. Transfer RNA variants can lead to genome-wide…”
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Fine‐scale genetic analysis of species‐specific female preference in Drosophila simulans by Laturney, M., Moehring, A. J.

“…Behavioural differences are thought to be the first components to contribute to species isolation, yet the precise genetic basis of behavioural isolation…”
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Genome-Wide Patterns of Expression in Drosophila Pure Species and Hybrid Males. II. Examination of Multiple-Species Hybridizations, Platforms, and Life Cycle Stages by Moehring, Amanda J., Teeter, Katherine C., Noor, Mohamed A. F.

“…Species often produce sterile hybrids early in their evolutionary divergence, and some evidence suggests that hybrid sterility may be associated with…”
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Genetics and Genomics of Drosophila Mating Behavior by Trudy F. C. Mackay, Heinsohn, Stefanie L., Lyman, Richard F., Moehring, Amanda J., Morgan, Theodore J., Rollmann, Stephanie M.

“…The first steps of animal speciation are thought to be the development of sexual isolating mechanisms. In contrast to recent progress in understanding the…”
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A novel approach identifying hybrid sterility QTL on the autosomes of Drosophila simulans and D. mauritiana by Dickman, Christopher T D, Moehring, Amanda J

“…When species interbreed, the hybrid offspring that are produced are often sterile. If only one hybrid sex is sterile, it is almost always the heterogametic (XY…”
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Development of Heterotic Groups in Triticale by Fischer, S, Maurer, H.P, Würschum, T, Mohring, J, Piepho, H.P, Schön, C.C, Thiemt, E.M, Dhillon, B.S, Weissmann, E.A, Melchinger, A.E, Reif, J.C

“…Heterotic groups are an essential prerequisite for efficient hybrid breeding. The present study in winter triticale (xTriticosecale Wittmack) was performed to…”
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Generation Means Analysis Using Mixed Models by Piepho, H.P, Mohring, J

“…This paper shows how to perform generation means analysis, including estimation of genetic variance components, by a mixed model package. The approach is…”
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The Genetic Basis of Postzygotic Reproductive Isolation Between Drosophila santomea and D. yakuba Due to Hybrid Male Sterility by Moehring, Amanda J, Llopart, Ana, Elwyn, Susannah, Coyne, Jerry A, Mackay, Trudy F. C

“…A major unresolved challenge of evolutionary biology is to determine the nature of the allelic variants of "speciation genes": those alleles whose interaction…”
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Testcross performance of rye introgression lines developed by marker-assisted backcrossing using an Iranian accession as donor by Falke, K. C, Sušić, Z, Wilde, P, Wortmann, H, Möhring, J, Piepho, H.-P, Geiger, H. H, Miedaner, T

“…Introgression libraries facilitate the identification of favorable exotic alleles or genomic regions, which can be exploited for improving elite breeding…”
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Using precision farming technology to quantify yield effects attributed to weed competition and herbicide application by GERHARDS, R, GUTJAHR, C, WEIS, M, KELLER, M, SÖKEFELD, M, MÖHRING, J, PIEPHO, H P

“…Gerhards R, Gutjahr C, Weis M, Keller M, Sökefeld M, Möhring J & Piepho HP (2011). Using precision farming technology to quantify yield effects attributed to…”
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The fruitless gene affects female receptivity and species isolation by Chowdhury, Tabashir, Calhoun, Ryan M, Bruch, Katrina, Moehring, Amanda J

“…Female mate rejection acts as a major selective force within species, and can serve as a reproductive barrier between species. In spite of its critical role in…”
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Identification and genetic analysis of a pervasive 'needle-eye' sperm phenotype in Drosophila sterile hybrid males by Kanippayoor, Rachelle L, Soeder, Charles, Hsiang, Tom, Jones, Corbin D, Moehring, Amanda J

“…Interspecies hybrid sterility has been extensively studied, especially in the genus . Hybrid sterility is more often found in the heterogametic (XY or ZW) sex,…”
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Local thermal adaptation detected during multiple life stages across populations of Drosophila melanogaster by Austin, Christopher J., Moehring, Amanda J.

“…Thermal adaptation is typically detected by examining the tolerance of a few populations to extreme temperatures within a single life stage. However, the…”
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A Test of Haldane's Rule in Neodiprion Sawflies and Implications for the Evolution of Postzygotic Isolation in Haplodiploids by Bendall, Emily E, Mattingly, Kayla M, Moehring, Amanda J, Linnen, Catherine R

“…AbstractHaldane's rule-a pattern in which hybrid sterility or inviability is observed in the heterogametic sex of an interspecific cross-is one of the most…”
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Immobilized molecular beacons: A new strategy using UV-activated poly(methyl methacrylate) surfaces to provide large fluorescence sensitivities for reporting on molecular association events by Situma, Catherine, Moehring, Amanda J., Noor, Mohamed A.F., Soper, Steven A.

“…We have designed appropriately prepared solid supports consisting of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) that provide enhanced performance levels for molecular…”
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The Genetic Basis of Prezygotic Reproductive Isolation Between Drosophila santomea and D. yakuba Due to Mating Preference by Moehring, Amanda J, Llopart, Ana, Elwyn, Susannah, Coyne, Jerry A, Mackay, Trudy F. C

“…Sexual isolating mechanisms that act before fertilization are often considered the most important genetic barriers leading to speciation in animals. While…”
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