The many-demes limit for selection and drift in a subdivided population

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-91

  Wakeley, John ^a   Takahashi, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Gene frequency; Migration; Random genetic drift; Selection

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; GENETIC DRIFT; POPULATION GENETICS; SUBPOPULATION;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SELECTION; POPULATION GENETICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ALLELES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SELECTION (GENETICS); UNITED STATES;

EID: 4143095090     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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