Using population genomics to detect selection in natural populations: Key concepts and methodological considerations

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 171, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1059-1071

  Hohenlohe, Paul A ^a,b   Phillips, Patrick C ^a   Cresko, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalescent; Genome scan; Natural selection; Population genomics; Selective sweep; Sequence divergence

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION;

EID: 78650164073     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656306     Document Type: Article

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