Estimation of contemporary effective population size in plant populations: Limitations of genomic datasets.

ABSTRACT: Effective population size (N _e) is a pivotal evolutionary parameter with crucial implications in conservation practice and policy. Genetic methods to estimate N _e have been preferred over demographic methods because they rely on genetic data rather than time-consuming ecological monitoring. Methods based on linkage disequilibrium (LD), in particular, have become popular in conservation as they require a single sampling and provide estimates that refer to recent generations. A software program based on the LD method, GONE, looks particularly promising to estimate contemporary and recent-historical N _e (up to 200 generations in the past). Genomic datasets from non-model species, especially plants, may present some constraints to the use o

SUBMITTER: Gargiulo R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11069024 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature