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6. Evaluation of the Breeders' Equation

• Variance in Short-term Response
  • Expected variance in response generated by drift
• Realized Heritabilities
  • Estimators for Several Generations of Selection
  • Weighted Least-Squares Estimates of Realized Heritability
  • Standard Errors of Realized Heritability Estimates
  • Empirical vs. Predicted Standard Errors
  • Infinitesimal-model Correction for Disequilibrium
• Experimental Evaluation of the Breeders' Equation
  • Sheridan's Analysis
  • Realized Heritabilities and Selection Intensity
  • Inbreeding and Short-term Response
  • Asymmetric selection response
  • Reversed Response
• Response in Natural Populations
  • Observed responses in natural bird populations
• Control Populations and Experimental Designs
  • Basic theory of control populations
  • Divergent selection designs
  • Variance in response
  • Control populations and variation in response
• Optimal Experimental Designs
  • Nicholas' criterion
  • Replicate lines

PDF versions of a recent draft of this chapter are available. Feel free to use this for personal and/or class use until the book is available. Please note that these are copyrighted and that I would greatly appreciate feedback . Note that while the screen view can look funny in places, the printed output is fine.

• Chapter 6 PDF file ( v.10 May 1999 ): (462K)

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