Data from: Genetic architecture of threshold reaction norms for male alternative reproductive tactics in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) ...

Alternative mating tactics have important ecological and evolutionary implications and are determined by complex interactions between environmental and genetic factors. Here, we study the genetic effect and architecture of the variability in reproductive tactics among Atlantic salmon males which can...

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Main Authors: Lepais, Olivier, Manicki, Aurélie, Glise, Stéphane, Buoro, Mathieu, Bardonnet, Agnès
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Dryad 2018
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4h0d0
https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.4h0d0
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Summary:Alternative mating tactics have important ecological and evolutionary implications and are determined by complex interactions between environmental and genetic factors. Here, we study the genetic effect and architecture of the variability in reproductive tactics among Atlantic salmon males which can either mature sexually early in life in freshwater or more commonly only after completing a migration at sea. We applied the latent environmental threshold model (LETM), which provides a conceptual framework linking individual status to a threshold controlling the decision to develop alternative traits, in an innovative experimental design using a semi-natural river which allowed for ecologically relevant phenotypic expression. Early male parr maturation rates varied greatly across families (10 to 93%) which translated into 90% [64–100%] of the phenotypic variation explained by genetic variation. Three significant QTLs were found for the maturation status, however only one collocated with a highly significant QTL ... : Accompanying data of the article "Genetic architecture of threshold reaction norms for male alternative reproductive tactics in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)"Accompanying data of the article "Genetic architecture of threshold reaction norms for male alternative reproductive tactics in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)" . Includes ReadMe sheet.DataForDRYAD_Lepais-et-al.xlsx ...