Allele frequency covariance among cohorts and its use in estimating effective size of age‐structured populations

Abstract A general expression for the covariance of allele frequencies among cohorts in age‐structured populations is derived. The expression is used to extend the so‐called temporal method for estimating effective population size from allele frequency shifts among samples from cohorts born any numb...

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Published in:Molecular Ecology Resources
Main Author: JORDE, PER ERIK
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012
Subjects:
Genetics
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Biotechnology
atlantic cod
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03111.x
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Summary:Abstract A general expression for the covariance of allele frequencies among cohorts in age‐structured populations is derived. The expression is used to extend the so‐called temporal method for estimating effective population size from allele frequency shifts among samples from cohorts born any number of years apart. Computer simulations are used to check on the accuracy and precision of the method, and an application to coastal Atlantic cod is presented.

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