The effective population size (Ne) provides information on how fast genetic variation is being lost, or relatedness is increasing, in a population of interest. This parameter is often considered to be related to population viability. Genetic approaches offer several avenues for estimating Ne; recent developments have helped relax assumptions of closed populations and stable population sizes that have hindered the estimation of Ne in many wildlife populations. The most promising areas of development ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2005 - Wiley | Journal of Wildlife Management