The estimation of reproductive values from pedigrees.

ABSTRACT: Quantifying fitness is important to understand adaptive evolution. Reproductive values are useful for making fitness comparisons involving different categories of individuals, like males and females. By definition, the reproductive value of a category is the expected per capita contribution of the members of that category to the gene pool of future generations. Life history theory reveals how reproductive values can be determined via the estimation of life-history parameters, but this requires an adequate life-history model and intricate algebraic calculations. Recently, an alternative pedigree-based method has become popular, which estimates the expected genetic contribution of individuals to future generations by tracking their descendants down the pedigree. This method is versati

SUBMITTER: Borger MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10516676 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature