Joint effects of inbreeding and local adaptation on the evolution of genetic load after fragmentation

Disruption of gene flow among demes after landscape fragmentation can facilitate local adaptation but increase the effect of genetic drift and inbreeding. The joint effects of these conflicting forces on the mean fitness of individuals in a population are unknown. Through simulations, we explored th...

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Publié dans:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1989. - 23(2009), 6 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 1618-27
Auteur principal: Lopez, Sébastien (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Rousset, François, Shaw, Frank H, Shaw, Ruth G, Ronce, Ophélie
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2009
Accès à la collection:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't