Article
An examination of genetic diversity and effective population size in Atlantic salmon populations.
Genetics research - 1 Dec 2009
Nikolic Natacha, Butler James R A, Baglinière Jean-Luc, Laughton Robert, McMyn Iain A G, Chevalet Claude
Abstract excerpt
Effective population size (Ne) is an important parameter in the conservation of genetic diversity. Comparative studies of empirical data that gauge the relative accuracy of Ne methods are limited, and a better understanding of the limitations and potential of Ne estimators is needed. This paper investigates genetic diversity and Ne in four populations of wild anadromous Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in Europe,...
Topics
- Animal Migration
- Animals
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Population Density
- Salmo salar