... 15-25% in Chile, China, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA, and to 45% in Japan (FAO, 1995b) A low percentage of plantations can indicate either a small area of plantations or a large area ofnatural ... 30% ofthe earth's total land area (Sharma, 1992; FAO, 1997) Forests are important on every continent and range in coverage from nearly 50% ofthe total land area in Latin America and the Caribbean, ... Components and Breeding Values 395 Preliminary Steps Prior to Data Analysis Editing and Cleaning of Data Transformations and Standardization Exploratory Data Analysis Linear Statistical Models Parental...
... In each graph, the radius ofthe dotted line is equal to the average level of differentiation at that particular locus The given scale measures the average proportion of genes by which any sample ... leucine-and alanine-AP), diaphorase (DIA, 1.8.1.4), glutamate-oxaloacetate transa(GOT , 2.6.1.1 (= aspartate aminotransferase, AAT)), isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH, 1.1.1.42), malate dehydrogenase (MDH, ... eveness inthe case of GOT-C compared to that of DIA -A The variation among the multilocus ofthe samples was smaller than that among the mean number of alleles per locus (see table IV) In both...
... genetic variance and a quarter ofthe dominance variance, and the within strain component contains half the additive genetic variance and three quarters ofthe dominance variance Hence the intraclass ... the more conventional approach IV Isofemale strain variation and the number of loci affecting quantitative variation Data from several isofemale strain studies have been interpreted as indicating ... quantitative variation in morphological traits, they are of particular value for traits involved in determining the distribution and abundance of organisms (PARSONS, 1983) A major advantage of...
... using both a- and equal quantities as substrates ; Leucine aminopeptidases (I.AP) were stained by the method of S & HAW RASAD P (1970) ; Acid phosphatases (AcPH) were stained using the method of ... perhaps a zone of sympatry and the occurrence of isolation mechanisms a two V Conclusion These data suggest that significant geographical variation exist innatural populations of Lymantria dispar, ... of PAS & TEUR ASTRITSIS K (1971), modified by G RARD I ECHNIE (1976) ; and aspartate aminotransferases (AAT) staining was modified from Mc K et al (1975) After staining, the gels were washed in...
... Wahid et al Table I Location and geographic characteristics of nine native populations of Pinus pinaster Ait in Morocco Tmax and Tmin stand for mean maximum temperature and mean minimum temperature, ... is the analysis ofthe variation in morphological traits within and among Moroccan maritime pine populations In addition, we are interested inthe comparison between patterns of variation in ... Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2000 [7] Bahrman N., Zivy M., Damerval C., Baradat P., Organization of variability of abundant proteins in seven geographical origins of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster...
... first axis contains points overall than the negative one, and all the points involving a- Gpdh For s z lAdh F Est-6/-, the gametes carrying the Est-6allele and the Est-6 and Est-6 s la-Gpdh F gametes ... detect these two factors we use multivariate analyses (factor analysis or analysis of principal components), with the objective of measuring the factors implicit inthe physical variables obtained ... from the ethanol oxidation by the ADH) into acetate, DAVID et al (1978) have demonstrated that the absence of ALDOX does not have an influence on the viability ofthe flies, and H et al (1983) have...
... Pythagoras theorem and related to the Hoteling T!used in discriminant analysis The Mahalanobis distance was calculated using the mean values of each isofemale line as basic data To visualize the difference ... Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands; Southern Africa; North America (northern USA and Canada); West Indies; southern USA and Mexico; the Society Islands and Hawaii; the Far East; and Australia For ... related to rainfall (average total rainfall ofthe wettest and dryest months, the difference between these values and average total rainfall ofthe year) These data were taken from the World Meteorological...
... here, in spite ofthe geographical variability ofthe mean values ofthe traits, and also ofthe total phenotypic variance DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Our analysis ofthe within-population variability ... Genetics Longman, London Fisher RA (1930) The Genetical Theory ofNatural Selection Clarendon Press Oxford Hoffmann AA, Parson PA (1988) The analysis of quantitative variation innatural populations ... West Indies and Mexico, Far East and Australia Geographical groups for D simulans: France, North Africa, Tropical Africa, South Africa, French West Indies, Mexico and USA, Islands of Indian Ocean...
... of drawing individuals that are, and full-sibs from the population Assuming that all females and all males have the same expected number of offspring, the values of these probabilities are : ... main estimation of kinship structure, ie, the number and the size of groups of related individuals, and on the estimation of an average kinship level, ie the probability that individuals drawn ... Polymorphisms) have provided new ways of estimating the kinship between individuals and of analysing the structure of relatedness (number of groups of related individuals) innatural populations However,...
... Piacenza 1Albania 2Italy Introduction Albania is a Mediterranean country, located in West of Balkan Peninsula Albanian farmers have a long tradition in sheep breeding Sheep comprise one ofthe ... assignment was applied for the individuals The confidence level was 99% The hierarchical analysis was carried out using analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) implemented inthe ARLEQUIN Ver 3.0 package ... mutation models An AMOVA analysis was carried out to analyze the variation within and between breeds The AMOVA revealed that percentage of variation among populations was 1.18% and within populations...
... assumed that D pini outbreaks in Atlantic and Central Europe are related to the bivoltine cycle This theory is supported by the fact that in France outbreaks start inthe plains and that most damage ... millions FF inthe European Community In France D pini is bivoltine in lowland plains, whereas it is univoltine in mountain sites For example, inthe Paris Basin, the first generation of this sawfly ... METHOD As Diprionidae have haplodiploid sex determination (Maxwell, 1956) and as the offspring of D pini live grouped in colonies during larval devel- opment, the data analysed are the parental genotypes...
... form a complex when: 1) they belonged to the same botanical section, 2) their natural ranges were largely overlapping and 3) natural hybridization was indicated inthe literature in all pairwise ... Nonetheless, large surveys over several popula- tions have demonstrated the existence of intraspecific variation in cpDNA (Wagner et al, 1987 in Pinus banksiana and Pinus contorta; Neale et al, ... Because chloroplasts are maternally and clonally inherited, whereas nuclear genes undergo recombination and are biparentally inherited, the comparison ofthe organization of gene diversity in these...
... can induce interannual variations of phenological gaps and class overlaps These variations may delay the occurrence ofa gametic structuration and may induce an inbreeding increase This is all ... (t and p Variances were calculated from mi ) i the inverted information matrix (Ritland and El Kassaby,1985) Variability was estimated either from variance analysis in case of hierarchical sampling ... (detection of position influence) and to a vertical plane chosen to detect the prevailing wind influence inthe case of isolated trees and of that ofthe closest neighbours inthe other stands Material...
... INTRODUCTION Larix decidua Mill has its natural range restricted to four distinct areas of Central and eastern Europe: the Alps, the Sudetan region, the Tatra Mountains and scattered ... JA (1985) Inheritance and linkage of allozymes in Larix laricina Silvae Genet 34, 142-147 Cheliak WM, Wang J, Pitel JA (1988) Population structure and genic diversity in tamarack, Larix laricina ... Considerable amounts of differentiation in several traits among provenances resulted in several authors speaking of alpine larch races and/or eco- types (Wettstein, 1946; Rubner, 1954; Mayer,...
... livestock in Romania although it will be a difficult task as the remaining populations are relatively small In pigs there are two rare breeds: the Red Mangalitsa and Bazna The Mangalitsa is one ofthe ... varieties, selected and bred by the great landowners The main features of these pigs were curly hair, thick backfat, palatable meat and disease resistance In Romania, all ofthe Mangalitsa varieties (blond, ... breeds are ina national conservation programme at the Agricultural Research Station of Turda Nevertheless, today there are less than 50 sows from the Mangalitsa and 100 from the Bazna at Turda Both...
... (Stratil and Bobak, 1988), Sardinian (Naitana et al, 1990) and Italian (Randi et al, 1991) populations Finally, HbA was observed only inthe populations of Paris, Corsica, Bauges and Italy distance ... described in She et al (1987) A hierarchical classification ofthe coordinates of individuals was performed (1985) Major from the axes were retained to produce a dendogram tested by a contingency table ... homogenization The populations studied are not in contact, either because they are captive or because they live in isolated mountains The second factor allowing a resilience ofthe genetic make-up may...
... stochastic approach intrinsically takes account ofthe reduction in selection intensity as compared with the theory, ofthe relationships between mates and inbreeding induced inthe offspring and ... locus for L 100 and = 10 A combination ofthe two variables indicating since 100 alleles per locus for L the amount of available variability influenced the behaviour ofthe genetic variance over time, ... loci The total amount of available genetic variability, i.e the combination between the numbers of loci and alleles per locus, is not taken into account inthe same way inthe two models Is an infinite...
... data are available inthe GEO database under the ID GSE1073 Each array was print-tip normalized (mean normalized as a function of spot intensity) using the SMA package ofthe R statistics software ... the ratio of transcipts in strain i compared to the reference pool, u is the average ratio across all strains, Vi is the effect of strain i on the transcript ratio, and ei is the error An analysis ... software with a span parameter of 0.7 [59] A span parameter of 1.0 is equal to no intensity-dependent normalization and a span parameter of 0.7 normalizes by intensity as a function of 70% of the...
... unusual to a wild strain The present data show that a population reduced to a very small number of individuals either can rapidly restore or can maintain a great deal of genetic variability They also ... size and the variance ofthe size were calculated (tabl 1) ) Two important facts emerge from these results First : the variance ofthe size average, larger inthe Bonlez strain than inthe Oregon ... variability of various cage populations, maintained for a few months at different temperatures and issued either from a small or a large number of founder individuals Although ina preliminary...
... Serra P, Cittadella R, Andreoli V, La Russa A, Annesi F, Spadafora P, Romeo N, Nicoletti G, Messina D, Gambardella A, Quattrone A: Increased risk for Alzheimer disease with the interaction of ... interval Authors' contributions IM, PV, A La R, partecipated inthe study design, carried out the data collection and analysed the results FC performed the statistical analysis RN, ML, AC, VA, DP and ... definite data are currently available on the possible role of MPO polymorphism inthe development of cognitive decline in MS This study was mainly designed to investigate whether some clinical and...