Using the amova framework to estimate a standardized genetic differentiation measure

Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2399-2402

  Meirmans, Patrick G ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis of molecular variance; FST; Genetic variation; Microsatellites; Mutation rate; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; MUTATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY;

GENE FREQUENCY; MODELS, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33845537967     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1554/05-631.1     Document Type: Article

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