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Genetic architecture and lifetime dynamics of inbreeding depression in a wild mammal by Stoffel, M. A., Johnston, S. E., Pilkington, J. G., Pemberton, J. M.

“…Inbreeding depression is ubiquitous, but we still know little about its genetic architecture and precise effects in wild populations. Here, we combine…”
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Why large-scale climate indices seem to predict ecological processes better than local weather by Coulson, T, Hallett, T. B, Pilkington, J. G, Clutton-Brock, T. H, Pemberton, J. M, Grenfell, B. T

“…Large-scale climatic indices such as the North Atlantic Oscillation are associated with population dynamics, variation in demographic rates and values of…”
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Age, Sex, Density, Winter Weather, and Population Crashes in Soay Sheep by Coulson, T., Catchpole, E. A., Albon, S. D., Morgan, B. J. T., Pemberton, J. M., Clutton-Brock, T. H., Crawley, M. J., Grenfell, B. T.

“…Quantifying the impact of density, extrinsic climatic fluctuations, and demography on population fluctuations is a persistent challenge in ecology. We analyzed…”
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Environmental coupling of selection and heritability limits evolution by Wilson, A J, Pemberton, J M, Pilkington, J G, Coltman, D W, Mifsud, D V, Clutton-Brock, T H, Kruuk, L E B

“…There has recently been great interest in applying theoretical quantitative genetic models to empirical studies of evolution in wild populations. However,…”
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Statistical confidence for likelihood-based paternity inference in natural populations by MARSHALL, T. C., SLATE, J., KRUUK, L. E. B., PEMBERTON, J. M.

“…Paternity inference using highly polymorphic codominant markers is becoming common in the study of natural populations. However, multiple males are often found…”
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Indirect genetics effects and evolutionary constraint: an analysis of social dominance in red deer, Cervus elaphus by WILSON, A.J, MORRISSEY, M.B, ADAMS, M.J, WALLING, C.A, GUINNESS, F.E, PEMBERTON, J.M, CLUTTON-BROCK, T.H, KRUUK, L.E.B

“…By determining access to limited resources, social dominance is often an important determinant of fitness. Thus, if heritable, standard theory predicts mean…”
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Landscape features affect gene flow of Scottish Highland red deer (Cervus elaphus) by PÉREZ-ESPONA, S, PÉREZ-BARBERÍA, F.J, MCLEOD, J.E, JIGGINS, C.D, GORDON, I.J, PEMBERTON, J.M

“…Landscape features have been shown to strongly influence dispersal and, consequently, the genetic population structure of organisms. Studies quantifying the…”
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Localized Negative Genetic Correlation Constrains Microevolution of Coat Color in Wild Sheep by Gratten, J, Wilson, A.J, McRae, A.F, Beraldi, D, Visscher, P.M, Pemberton, J.M, Slate, J

“…The evolutionary changes that occur over a small number of generations in natural populations often run counter to what is expected on the basis of the…”
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Predictors of Reproductive Cost in Female Soay Sheep by Tavecchia, G., Coulson, T., Morgan, B. J. T., Pemberton, J. M., Pilkington, J. C., Gulland, F. M. D., Clutton-Brock, T. H.

“…1. We investigate factors influencing the trade-off between survival and reproduction in female Soay sheep (Ovis aries). Multistate capture-recapture models…”
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Digital gene expression analysis of gastrointestinal helminth resistance in Scottish blackface lambs by PEMBERTON, J. M., BERALDI, D., CRAIG, B. H., HOPKINS, J.

“…Digital gene expression (DGE) analysis offers a route to gene discovery which by‐passes the need to develop bespoke arrays for nonmodel species, and is…”
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Between-population differences in the genetic and maternal components of body mass in roe deer by Quéméré, E, Gaillard, J M, Galan, M, Vanpé, C, David, I, Pellerin, M, Kjellander, P, Hewison, A J M, Pemberton, J M

“…Understanding the genetic and environmental mechanisms governing variation in morphology or phenology in wild populations is currently an important challenge…”
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Major histocompatibility complex variation associated with juvenile survival and parasite resistance in a large unmanaged ungulate population (Ovis aries L.) by Paterson, S. (University of Cambridge, UK.), Wilson, K, Pemberton, J.M

“…Antagonistic coevolution between hosts and parasites has been proposed as a mechanism maintaining genetic diversity in both host and parasite populations. In…”
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Detecting genes for variation in parasite burden and immunological traits in a wild population: testing the candidate gene approach by Brown, E. A., Pilkington, J. G., Nussey, D. H., Watt, K. A., Hayward, A. D., Tucker, R., Graham, A. L., Paterson, S., Beraldi, D., Pemberton, J. M., Slate, J.

“…Identifying the genes underlying phenotypic variation in natural populations can provide novel insight into the evolutionary process. The candidate gene…”
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Comparing molecular measures for detecting inbreeding depression by Slate, J., Pemberton, J. M.

“…Correlations between heterozygosity and components of fitness have been investigated in natural populations for over 20 years. Positive correlations between a…”
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Maternal genetic effects set the potential for evolution in a free‐living vertebrate population by Wilson, A. J., Coltman, D. W., Pemberton, J. M., Overall, A. D. J., Byrne, K. A., Kruuk, L. E. B.

“…Heritable maternal effects have important consequences for the evolutionary dynamics of phenotypic traits under selection, but have only rarely been tested for…”
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Fine-scale genetic structure in a free-living ungulate population by Coltman, D. W., Pilkington, J. G., Pemberton, J. M.

“…The fine‐scale genetic structure of wild animal populations has rarely been analysed, yet is potentially important as a confounding factor in quantitative…”
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Wild pedigrees: the way forward by Pemberton, J.M

“…Metrics derived from pedigrees are key to investigating several major issues in evolutionary biology, including the quantitative genetic architecture of…”
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Trypanosoma melophagium from the sheep ked Melophagus ovinus on the island of St Kilda by Gibson, W, Pilkington, J G, Pemberton, J M

“…SUMMARYThe sheep ked has been largely eradicated in the UK but persists in the feral Soay sheep of St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides. Sheep keds transmit…”
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Selection and microevolution of coat pattern are cryptic in a wild population of sheep by GRATTEN, J., PILKINGTON, J. G., BROWN, E. A., CLUTTON-BROCK, T. H., PEMBERTON, J. M., SLATE, J.

“…Understanding the maintenance of genetic variation in natural populations is a core aim of evolutionary genetics. Insight can be gained by quantifying…”
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Inbreeding depression influences lifetime breeding success in a wild population of red deer (Cervus elaphus) by Slate, J., Kruuk, L. E. B., Marshall, T. C., Pemberton, J. M., Clutton-Brock, T. H.

“…) on the Isle of Rum, Scotland. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first time that inbreeding depression and/or heterosis have been detected for a trait…”
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