Developments in the prediction of effective population size.
Effective population size is a key parameter in evolutionary and quantitative genetics because it measures the rate of genetic drift and inbreeding. Predictive equations of effective size under a range of circumstances and some of their implications are reviewed in this paper. Derivations are made for the simplest cases, and inter-relations between different formulae and methods are discussed.
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Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, Univeristy of Edinburgh, UK.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005828:Genetics, Population; D008297:Male; D008957:Models, Genetic