Article
Variability of individual genetic load: consequences for the detection of inbreeding depression.
Genetica - 1 Mar 2012
Restoux Gwendal, Huot de Longchamp Priscille, Fady Bruno, Klein Etienne K
Abstract excerpt
Inbreeding depression is a key factor affecting the persistence of natural populations, particularly when they are fragmented. In species with mixed mating systems, inbreeding depression can be estimated at the population level by regressing the average progeny fitness by the selfing rate of their mothers. We applied this method using simulated populations to investigate how population genetic parameters can...
Topics
- Algorithms
- Computer Simulation
- Genetic Fitness
- Genetic Load
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Inbreeding
- Models, Genetic
- Population Density
- Population Growth