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Reproductive Trait Selection

Reproductive Trait Selection is a selective breeding strategy within poultry genetics that specifically targets the improvement of reproductive performance metrics—such as fertility, hatchability, and egg production—by genetically evaluating and choosing breeding stock based on superior phenotypic and genotypic attributes for these traits.

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Female choice selects for extreme tail length in a widowbird

Malte Andersson · Nature · 1982 · 980 citations

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Mutations in the Genes for Oocyte-Derived Growth Factors GDF9 and BMP15 Are Associated with Both Increased Ovulation Rate and Sterility in Cambridge and Belclare Sheep (Ovis aries)1

J. P. Hanrahan, Scott M. Gregan, Philippe Mulsant et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2004 · 854 citations · Full text

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Male phenotype, fertility, and the pursuit of extra-pair copulations by female birds

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 1994 · 442 citations

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Constraints on egg discrimination and cuckoo-host co-evolution

Arnon Lotem, Hiroshi Nakamura, Amotz Zahavi · Animal Behaviour · 1995 · 338 citations

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Widespread loss of sexually selected traits: how the peacock lost its spots

John J. Wiens · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2001 · 334 citations

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  1. AB
    A. Blasco

    Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

    13 publications · 328 citations

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  2. KN
    K.E. Nestor

    The Ohio State University, United States

    13 publications · 414 citations

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  3. MA
    M. A. Santacreu

    Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

    13 publications · 320 citations

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  4. WL
    Wayne L. Bacon

    The Ohio State University, United States

    12 publications · 354 citations

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  5. RK
    R. K. Johnson

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    8 publications · 499 citations

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  1. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    12 h-index

    39 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. Universitat Politècnica de València

    Valencia, Spain

    12 h-index

    42 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    514 citations

  4. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    718 citations

  5. Département Génétique Animale

    Castanet-Tolosan, France

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    594 citations

  6. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    8 h-index

    24 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Ohio Department of Agriculture

    Reynoldsburg, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    792 citations

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  1. Journal of Animal Science

    42 publications · 2K citations

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  2. Poultry Science

    41 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Dairy Science

    JDS · 30 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. Evolution

    14 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. Animal Behaviour

    13 publications · 1K citations

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