Population characteristics and estimates of effective population size in a house sparrow metapopulation
Effective population size (Ne) is a fundamental concept within biology and can be defined as the size of an ideal Wright-Fisher population in which the rate of genetic drift is the same as in the observed population. Natural populations are not ideal so that Ne is often < Nc. A low Ne can lea...
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Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for biologi
2011
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-15690 |