A J Wilson

Summary

Affiliation: University of Guelph
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Marker-assisted estimation of quantitative genetic parameters in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
    A J Wilson
    Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, NIG 2W1, Canada
    Genet Res 81:145-56. 2003
  2. ncbi Selective and genetic constraints on the evolution of body size in a stream-dwelling salmonid fish
    A J Wilson
    Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
    J Evol Biol 16:584-94. 2003
  3. ncbi A framework for power and sensitivity analyses for quantitative genetic studies of natural populations, and case studies in Soay sheep (Ovis aries)
    M B Morrissey
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
    J Evol Biol 20:2309-21. 2007
  4. ncbi Population genetic structure of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus from northwest Europe on large and small spatial scales
    A J Wilson
    Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    Mol Ecol 13:1129-42. 2004
  5. ncbi The evolutionary ecology of individual phenotypic plasticity in wild populations
    D H Nussey
    Large Animal Research Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
    J Evol Biol 20:831-44. 2007
  6. ncbi Mk3.5: a modular, multi-frequency successor to the Mk3a EIS/EIT system
    A J Wilson
    Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
    Physiol Meas 22:49-54. 2001
  7. ncbi A localized negative genetic correlation constrains microevolution of coat color in wild sheep
    J Gratten
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Science 319:318-20. 2008
  8. ncbi Quantification of lung injury using ventilation and perfusion distributions obtained from gamma scintigraphy
    B S Brook
    School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
    Physiol Meas 28:1451-64. 2007
  9. ncbi Environmental coupling of selection and heritability limits evolution
    A J Wilson
    Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    PLoS Biol 4:e216. 2006
  10. ncbi Maternal genetic effects set the potential for evolution in a free-living vertebrate population
    A J Wilson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
    J Evol Biol 18:405-14. 2005

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Marker-assisted estimation of quantitative genetic parameters in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
    A J Wilson
    Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, NIG 2W1, Canada
    Genet Res 81:145-56. 2003
    ..This was due to the complex structure of the true pedigree in which high numbers of half-sibling relationships resulted in inaccurate partitioning of full-sibships, and additional unrecognized relatedness between families...
  2. ncbi Selective and genetic constraints on the evolution of body size in a stream-dwelling salmonid fish
    A J Wilson
    Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
    J Evol Biol 16:584-94. 2003
    ..The results suggest an adaptive plastic response in age of maturation to juvenile growth rates that have a largely environmental basis of determination...
  3. ncbi A framework for power and sensitivity analyses for quantitative genetic studies of natural populations, and case studies in Soay sheep (Ovis aries)
    M B Morrissey
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
    J Evol Biol 20:2309-21. 2007
    ..09. Given this range of results, we suggest that such power and sensitivity analyses could greatly complement empirical studies, and we provide the computer program PEDANTICS to aid in their application...
  4. ncbi Population genetic structure of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus from northwest Europe on large and small spatial scales
    A J Wilson
    Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    Mol Ecol 13:1129-42. 2004
    ....
  5. ncbi The evolutionary ecology of individual phenotypic plasticity in wild populations
    D H Nussey
    Large Animal Research Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
    J Evol Biol 20:831-44. 2007
    ..Finally, we present future directions and challenges for research into individual plasticity...
  6. ncbi Mk3.5: a modular, multi-frequency successor to the Mk3a EIS/EIT system
    A J Wilson
    Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
    Physiol Meas 22:49-54. 2001
    ..These results suggest that the current system is 10 dB better in absolute terms than the previous Sheffield (Mk3a) system...
  7. ncbi A localized negative genetic correlation constrains microevolution of coat color in wild sheep
    J Gratten
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Science 319:318-20. 2008
    ..This result demonstrates the importance of understanding the genetic basis of fitness variation when making predictions about the microevolutionary consequences of selection...
  8. ncbi Quantification of lung injury using ventilation and perfusion distributions obtained from gamma scintigraphy
    B S Brook
    School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
    Physiol Meas 28:1451-64. 2007
    ..05) but not in the median values (p > 0.05). There was no correlation between the mean, median and standard deviation of the distributions from the subjects with a PE and the percentage of damage present (p > 0.05)...
  9. ncbi Environmental coupling of selection and heritability limits evolution
    A J Wilson
    Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    PLoS Biol 4:e216. 2006
    ..Assumptions of environmental constancy are likely to be violated in natural systems, and failure to acknowledge this may generate highly misleading expectations for phenotypic microevolution...
  10. ncbi Maternal genetic effects set the potential for evolution in a free-living vertebrate population
    A J Wilson
    Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
    J Evol Biol 18:405-14. 2005
    ....
  11. ncbi Why h2 does not always equal V A/V P?
    A J Wilson
    Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
    J Evol Biol 21:647-50. 2008
    ..Failure to realize the model dependency of published h(2) estimates will give a very misleading, and in most cases upwardly biased, impression of the potential for trait evolution...