Assessing population structure: FST and related measures

PG Meirmans, PW Hedrick - Molecular ecology resources, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Although FST is widely used as a measure of population structure, it has been criticized
recently because of its dependency on within‐population diversity. This dependency can …

diveRsity: An R package for the estimation and exploration of population genetics parameters and their associated errors

K Keenan, P McGinnity, TF Cross… - Methods in ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new R package, diveRsity, for the calculation of various diversity statistics,
including common diversity partitioning statistics (θ, GST) and population differentiation …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical and decision support tools for genomics-assisted breeding

RK Varshney, VK Singh, JM Hickey, X Xun… - Trends in plant …, 2016 - cell.com
To successfully implement genomics-assisted breeding (GAB) in crop improvement
programs, efficient and effective analytical and decision support tools (ADSTs) are 'must …

Directional genetic differentiation and relative migration

L Sundqvist, K Keenan, M Zackrisson… - Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the population structure and patterns of gene flow within species is of
fundamental importance to the study of evolution. In the fields of population and evolutionary …

mmod: an R library for the calculation of population differentiation statistics

DJ Winter - Molecular ecology resources, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract mmod is a library for the R programming language that allows the calculation of the
population differentiation measures Dest, G ″ST and φ′ ST. R provides a powerful …

Complete mitochondrial genome phylogeographic analysis of killer whales (Orcinus orca) indicates multiple species

PA Morin, FI Archer, AD Foote, J Vilstrup… - Genome …, 2010 - genome.cshlp.org
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) currently comprise a single, cosmopolitan species with a
diverse diet. However, studies over the last 30 yr have revealed populations of sympatric …

Calculations of population differentiation based on GST and D: forget GST but not all of statistics!

G Gerlach, A Jueterbock, P Kraemer, J Deppermann… - 2010 - Wiley Online Library
G ST‐values and its relatives (FST) belong to the most used parameters to define genetic
differences between populations. Originally, they were developed for allozymes with very …

Geological and ecological factors drive cryptic speciation of yews in a biodiversity hotspot

J Liu, M Möller, J Provan, LM Gao, RC Poudel… - New …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The interplay of orographic uplift and climatic changes in the H imalaya‐H engduan M
ountains region (HHM) have had a key role in speciation and population demography. To …

The effect of habitat fragmentation on the genetic structure of a top predator: loss of diversity and high differentiation among remnant populations of Atlantic Forest …

T Haag, AS Santos, DA Sana, RG Morato… - Molecular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat fragmentation may disrupt original patterns of gene flow and lead to drift‐induced
differentiation among local population units. Top predators such as the jaguar may be …

Genetic structure in cultivated grapevines is linked to geography and human selection

R Bacilieri, T Lacombe, L Le Cunff… - BMC plant biology, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Grapevine (Vitis vinifera subsp. vinifera) is one of the most important
and ancient horticultural plants in the world. Domesticated about 8–10,000 years ago in the …