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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
17636
World Ranking
10619
National Ranking
811

Best Publications

  • Confidence Intervals in QTL Mapping by Bootstrapping

    Peter M. Visscher;Robin Thompson;Chris S. Haley

  • The analysis of crop cultivar breeding and evaluation trials: an overview of current mixed model approaches

    A B Smith;Brian R Cullis;R Thompson

  • Marker-assisted selection using ridge regression.

    John C. Whittaker;Robin Thompson;Mike C. Denham

  • On the mapping of QTL by regression of phenotype on marker-type

    J C Whittaker;R Thompson;P M Visscher

  • CD40lbase: a database of CD40L gene mutations causing X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome.

    Luigi D. Notarangelo;Manuel C. Peitsch;Tore G. Abrahamsen;Colette Bachelot

  • Variation in response to neonicotinoid insecticides in peach‐potato aphids, Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

    Stephen P Foster;Ian Denholm;Robin Thompson

  • Estimation of quantitative genetic parameters.

    Robin Thompson

  • A covariance function for feed intake, live weight, and milk yield estimated using a random regression model.

    R.F. Veerkamp;R. Thompson

  • Reduced response of insecticide-resistant aphids and attraction of parasitoids to aphid alarm pheromone; a potential fitness trade-off

    S.P. Foster;I. Denholm;R. Thompson;G.M. Poppy

  • Prediction of genetic merit from data on binary and quantitative variates with an application to calving difficulty, birth weight and pelvic opening

    J. L. Foulley;D. Gianola;R. Thompson

  • Reduced alarm response by peach-potato aphids, Myzus persicae (Hemiptera : Aphididae), with knock-down resistance to insecticides (kdr) may impose a fitness cost through increased vulnerability to natural enemies

    S.P. Foster;C.M. Woodcock;M.S. Williamson;A.L. Devonshire

  • Using marker-maps in marker-assisted selection

    J C Whittaker;R N Curnow;Chris Haley;R Thompson

  • Genomic Selection in Multi-environment Crop Trials

    Helena Oakey;Brian R Cullis;Robin Thompson;Jordi Comadran

  • Prediction of long-term contributions and inbreeding in populations undergoing mass selection

    John Woolliams;N.R. Wray;R. Thompson

  • Behavioural side-effects of insecticide resistance in aphids increase their vulnerability to parasitoid attack

    Stephen P. Foster;Monique Tomiczek;Robin Thompson;Ian Denholm

  • Estimation of quantitative genetic parameters.

    Robin Thompson;Sue Brotherstone;Ian M.S White

  • The analysis of quantitative trait loci in multi-environment trials using a multiplicative mixed model

    A. P. Verbyla;P. J. Eckermann;R. Thompson;B. R. Cullis

  • A population genetics model of marker-assisted selection.

    Z.W. Luo;R. Thompson;John Woolliams

  • Methods for predicting rates of inbreeding in selected populations.

    N.R. Wray;John Woolliams;John Woolliams;R. Thompson;R. Thompson

  • Association of MACE-based insecticide resistance in Myzus persicae with reproductive rate, response to alarm pheromone and vulnerability to attack by Aphidius colemani

    Stephen P Foster;Neil B Kift;Jason Baverstock;Sue Sime

Frequent Co-Authors

William G. Hill
William G. Hill University of Edinburgh
Chris Haley
Chris Haley University of Edinburgh
Peter M. Visscher
Peter M. Visscher University of Oxford
Geoff Simm
Geoff Simm University of Edinburgh
John Woolliams
John Woolliams University of Edinburgh
Esa Mäntysaari
Esa Mäntysaari Natural Resources Institute Finland
Ian Denholm
Ian Denholm University of Hertfordshire
Roel F. Veerkamp
Roel F. Veerkamp Wageningen University & Research
Naomi R. Wray
Naomi R. Wray University of Queensland
Ismo Strandén
Ismo Strandén Natural Resources Institute Finland

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