title: Q(ST)  in a hierarchically structured population.
abstract: Under some circumstances, selection and drift can be disentangled with comparisons of the Q(ST)  of a quantitative trait and the F(ST)  of putatively neutral loci. Most previous comparisons of F(ST)  and Q(ST)  are carried out at a single spatial scale. We derive a hierarchical Q(ST)  appropriate for study across varying levels of spatial structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. whitlock@zoology.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Whitlock
authors.forename: Kimberly J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D056808:Biostatistics / Q000379:methods*; D040961:Genetic Drift; D005828:Genetics, Population / Q000379:methods; D012641:Selection, Genetic