Molecular pedigree reconstruction and estimation of evolutionary parameters in a wild Atlantic salmon river system with incomplete sampling: a power analysis - UTU Research Portal

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Molecular pedigree reconstruction and estimation of evolutionary parameters in a wild Atlantic salmon river system with incomplete sampling: a power analysis

Authors: Aykanat T, Johnston SE, Cotter D, Cross TF, Poole R, Prodohl PA, Reed T, Rogan G, McGinnity P, Primmer CR

Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

Publication year: 2014

Journal: BMC Evolutionary Biology

Journal name in source: BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Journal acronym: BMC EVOL BIOL

Article number: 68

Volume: 14

Number of pages: 17

ISSN: 1471-2148

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-68

Web address : http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/14/68

Abstract

Conclusion: The methodologies and work flow described provide a robust approach for evaluating archived samples for pedigree-based research, even where only a proportion of the total population is sampled. The results demonstrate the feasibility of pedigree-based studies to address challenging ecological and evolutionary questions in free-living populations, where genealogies can be traced only using molecular tools, and that significant increases in pedigree assignment power can be achieved by using higher numbers of markers.