A bias correction for estimates of effective population size based on linkage disequilibrium at unlinked gene loci

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-184

  Waples, Robin S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Mating systems; Non ideal populations; Precision; Sample size; Temporal method

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION SIZE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 33745015584     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9100-y     Document Type: Article

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