Modelling problems in conservation genetics using Drosophila: consequences of fluctuating population sizes.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.1994.tb00079.x

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Modelling problems in conservation genetics using Drosophila: consequences of fluctuating population sizes.

Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 1994

Woodworth L M, Montgomery M E, Nurthen R K, Briscoe D A, Frankham R

Abstract excerpt

Many natural populations fluctuate widely in population size. This is predicted to reduce effective population size, genetic variation, and reproductive fitness, and to increase inbreeding. The effects of fluctuating population size were examined in small populations of Drosophila melanogaster of...

Topics

Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Genetic Variation
Inbreeding
Male
Models, Genetic
Pedigree
Population Density
Reproduction

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