Article
Lethals in subdivided populations.
Genetical research - 1 Aug 2005
Glémin Sylvain
Abstract excerpt
The fate of lethal alleles in populations is of interest in evolutionary and conservation biology for several reasons. For instance, lethals may contribute substantially to inbreeding depression. The frequency of lethal alleles depends on population size, but it is not clear how it is affected by population structure. By analysing the case of the infinite island model by numerical approaches and analytical...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Load
- Genetics, Population
- Hybrid Vigor
- Inbreeding
- Models, Genetic
- Models, Statistical
- Models, Theoretical
- Mutation
- Population Density
- Population Dynamics