Chap 4 - Population Structure

Introduction to F-statistics: FST = 1 - [(1 - FIT) / (1 - FIS)]

Migration between two populations [
NS 04-02]

FST as a function of Nm in an island model [NS 04-05]

FST / (1 - FST) as a measure of genetic differentiation versus geographical distance in Sea Lions [NS 04-07]

FST  as a measure of genetic differentiation versus geographical distance in Humans [NS 04-08]

Ex.: Genetic structure of an island subspecies of caribou, Rangifer tarandus terranovae [Wilkerson, Mahoney, & Carr 2018]
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Ex.: Use of genetic differentiation to test alternative hypothesis of breeding structure in Harp Seals [Carr et al. 2015]

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See also:

Ancestry of a gene copy
[NS 04-03]

Coalescence in a two-population scenario [NS 04-04]

Coalescence in a model with two diverging populations [NS 04-06]

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