Is genetic diversity really higher in large populations?

Journal of Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Ellegren, Hans ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BIRD; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME; SHORT SURVEY; Y CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; GENETICS; MUTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW;

AVES;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; MUTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 67651062703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14754924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol135     Document Type: Short Survey

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