Loss of genetic diversity following selection from populations with a family structure

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 153-159

  Wei, R P ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

conservation; diversity; effective number; Index selection; random drift

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029825249     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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