Structure of African elephant populations
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Structure of African elephant populations. / Siegismund, H R; Arctander, P.
In: Journal of Heredity, Vol. 86, No. 6, 1996, p. 467-9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Structure of African elephant populations
AU - Siegismund, H R
AU - Arctander, P
N1 - Keywords: Africa, Eastern; Africa, Southern; Animals; DNA, Mitochondrial; Elephants; Genetic Variation; Geography; Haplotypes; Restriction Mapping
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The structure of elephant populations from east and south Africa has been analyzed by Georgiadis et al. (1994) on the basis of restriction site variation of mitochondrial DNA. They used F statistics based on identity by descent in tests for subdivision and reached the conclusion that there was a significant differentiation at the continental level, but that "populations were not significantly subdivided at the regional levels." The data were reanalyzed by Monte-Carlo permutation tests where population subdivision was tested by using F statistics based on partitioning the total haplotype diversity among populations. This resulted in identical conclusions at the continental level, but revealed in addition a significant subdivision at the regional level indicating haplotype frequency differences among the populations.
AB - The structure of elephant populations from east and south Africa has been analyzed by Georgiadis et al. (1994) on the basis of restriction site variation of mitochondrial DNA. They used F statistics based on identity by descent in tests for subdivision and reached the conclusion that there was a significant differentiation at the continental level, but that "populations were not significantly subdivided at the regional levels." The data were reanalyzed by Monte-Carlo permutation tests where population subdivision was tested by using F statistics based on partitioning the total haplotype diversity among populations. This resulted in identical conclusions at the continental level, but revealed in addition a significant subdivision at the regional level indicating haplotype frequency differences among the populations.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 8568212
VL - 86
SP - 467
EP - 469
JO - Journal of Heredity
JF - Journal of Heredity
SN - 0022-1503
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 11029989