Reproductive success is defined as the passing of genes onto the next generation in a way that they too can pass those genes on. For example, the offspring produced as a result of normal mating are an example of reproductive success, because they too can pass their genetic material on to the next generation. Alternatavely, the birth of a mule as a result of the mating of a horse and a donkey is not an example of reproductive success because the mule is sterile and thus not able to continue the germ line. This stylistic schematic diagram shows a gene in relation to the double helix structure of DNA and to a chromosome (right). ... Generation is the act of producing offspring, or procreation. ... In biology, offspring are the product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents. ... A pair of lions having sexual intercourse in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. ... In its common modern meaning, a mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... Binomial name Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758 The donkey or ass or Spaniard (Equus asinus) is a domesticated animal of the horse family, Equidae. ... Germline is a word used in biology and genetics. ...
Reproductive success is part of the calculation for fitness and a key element in the theories of natural selection and evolution. Fitness (often denoted in population genetics models) is a central concept in evolutionary theory. ... Natural selection is a process by which biological populations are altered over time, as a result of the propagation of heritable traits that affect the capacity of individual organisms to survive and reproduce. ... Charles Darwin, father of the theory of evolution by natural selection. ...
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Fitness (biology) Fitness (often denoted in population genetics models) is a central concept in evolutionary theory. ...
Reproductive potential, the number of fawns which could be produced in a given year, is best measured by counting the number of fetuses present in a sample of ten or more adult (2.5 years of age or older) does.
Reproductive attainment, the number of fawns added to a population (i.e.,net recruitment), is measured by estimating the relative success of adult-sized does at rearing fawns.
Reproductive attainment or fawn crop was 47% in 1985 and 124% in 1986 at the NFWU.
Specifically, the reproductivesuccess of hatchery-reared steelhead spawned from wild Kalama summer-run broodstock will be compared to that of their wild-reared counterparts by relating microsatellite DNA profiles of naturally produced offspring to those of their prospective hatchery and wild parents.
Reproductivesuccess of organisms is thought to be strongly influenced by their available surplus energy and it has been argued that energy content may be a good surrogate measure of fitness.
Female reproductivesuccess proved to be strongly related to estimated energy content at the start of the breeding season and was a function of female fecundity and her ability to have her offspring survive egg incubation.
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