GENELOSS: A computer program for simulating the effects of population bottlenecks on genetic diversity

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 111-113

  England, P R ^a,b   Osler, G H R ^a,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allelic diversity; Computer simulation; Conservation genetics; Heterozygosity; Microsatellite; Population bottleneck

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000057001     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8278.2001.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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