Gene flow and genetic drift in a species subject to frequent local extinctions

• Published in: Theoretical population biology Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 253 - 262
• Main Author: Slatkin, Montgomery
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.1977
• Subjects: Gene Frequency; Gene Pool; Genetics, Population; Models, Biological; Population Dynamics

Two models of the effect of extinction and recolonization on the genetic differentiation of local populations are analyzed. One model is Wright's “island model” in which there is gene flow from a source of fixed gene frequency. The other is an island model with a continuous production of new al...