Assessing statistical power of SNPs for population structure and conservation studies

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-73

  Morin, Phillip A ^a   Martien, Karen K ^a   Taylor, Barbara L ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Population structure; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

EID: 58949096374     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02392.x     Document Type: Article

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