Variance effective population size is affected by census size in sub-structured populations.

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Measurement of allele frequency shifts between temporally spaced samples has long been used for assessment of effective population size (Ne ), and this 'temporal method' provides estimates of Ne referred to as variance effective size (NeV ). We show that NeV of a local population that belongs to a sub-structured population (a metapopulation) is determined not only by genetic drift and migration rate (m), but also...

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