Re-evaluating causal modeling with mantel tests in landscape genetics

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Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-72

  Cushman, Samuel A ^a   Wasserman, Tzeidle N ^b   Landguth, Erin L ^c   Shirk, Andrew J ^d  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal modeling; Cdpop; Landscape genetics; Mantel test; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; GENE FLOW; ISOLATION EFFECT; LANDSCAPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION GENETICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877097736     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d5010051     Document Type: Article

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