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Estimating Effective Number of Breeders Under the Heterozygote-Excess Equilibrium.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Feb 2026
Yang Bing, Wang Dan, Shen Yujia, Li Wenkai, Wang Haiya, Wang Ruqi, Peng Ruixin, Zhang Song, Xia Zhiming, Dunn Derek W, Huang Kang, Li Baoguo
Abstract excerpt
Estimating the effective number of breeders per reproductive cycle or cohort ( N b $$ {N}_b $$ ) can contribute to understanding the viability of wild populations. However, previous N b $$ {N}_b $$ estimators based on heterozygote-excess assume that parental genotypes are in accordance with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE), and can only be applied to diploids. When these criteria are not fulfilled, estimates of...
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