A comparison of single-sample effective size estimators using empirical toad (Bufo calamita) population data: Genetic compensation and population size-genetic diversity correlations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 4790-4797

  Beebee, T J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bufo calamita; Census size; Effective size; Empirical data; Single sample

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; TOAD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BUFONIDAE; EUROPE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HETEROZYGOTE; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANURA; BUFO CALAMITA;

EID: 70449701966     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04398.x     Document Type: Article

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