The estimation of population differentiation with microsatellite markers

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-165

  Balloux, François ^a,c   Lugon Moulin, Nicolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

F statistics; Genetic differentiation; Microsatellites; Population structuring; R statistics

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MUTATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; REVIEW;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036007847     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01436.x     Document Type: Review

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