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Title
Population genetics meets behavioral ecology |
| AU: |
Author
Sugg, DW; Chesser, RK; Dobson, FS; Hoogland, JL |
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Author Affiliation
Div. Wildl. Ecol. and Toxicol., Univ. Georgia's Savannah River
Ecol. Lab., Aiken, SC 29802, USA |
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Source
TRENDS ECOL. EVOL., vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 338-342, 1996 |
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ISSN
0169-5347 |
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Abstract
Populations are often composed of more than just randomly mating
subpopulations - many organisms form social groups with distinct
patterns of mating and dispersal. Such patterns have received
much attention in behavioral ecology, yet theories of population
genetics rarely take social structures into account. Consequently,
population geneticists often report high levels of apparent inbreeding
and concomitantly low effective sizes, even for species that avoid
mating between close kin. Recently, a view of gene dynamics has
been introduced that takes dispersal and social structure into
account. Accounting for social structure in population genetics
leads to a different perspective on how genetic variation is partitioned
and the rate at which genic diversity is lost in natural populations
- a view that is more consistent with observed behaviors for the
minimization of inbreeding. |
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Language
English |
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Summary Language
English |
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Publication Year
1996 |
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Publication Type
Journal Article; Review |
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Descriptors
population genetics; social behavior; behavioral genetics; dispersal;
reviews |
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Classification
D 04615 Ecology studies - general; Y 25521 General; G 07280 Behavioral
genetics |
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Subfile
Ecology Abstracts; Animal Behavior Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts
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Accession Number
3952287 |