Isolation with migration models for more than two populations.
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SUBMITTER: Hey J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2877539 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
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Isolation with migration models for more than two populations.
Molecular biology and evolution 20091202 4
A method for studying the divergence of multiple closely related populations is described and assessed. The approach of Hey and Nielsen (2007, Integration within the Felsenstein equation for improved Markov chain Monte Carlo methods in population genetics. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 104:2785-2790) for fitting an isolation-with-migration model was extended to the case of multiple populations with a known phylogeny. Analysis of simulated data sets reveals the kinds of history that are accessible with ...[more]
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