Analysing georeferenced population genetics data with Geneland: a new algorithm to deal with null alleles and a friendly graphical user interface.
We introduce a new algorithm to account for the presence of null alleles in inferences of populations clusters from individual multilocus genetic data. We show by simulations that the presence of null alleles can affect the accuracy of inferences if not properly accounted for and that our algorithm improve signficantly their accuracy.


BACKGROUND
This new algorithm is implemented in the program Geneland. It is freely available under GNU public license as an R package on the Comprehensive R Archive Network. It now includes a fully clickable graphical interface. Informations on how to get the software are available on folk.uio.no/gillesg/Geneland.html
Guillot
Gilles
G
Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, P.O Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway. gilles.guillot@bio.uio.no
Santos
Filipe
F
Estoup
Arnaud
A
D000465:Algorithms; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics*; D005828:Genetics, Population / Q000379:methods*; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D008957:Models, Genetic; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface