Using simulations to evaluate Mantel‐based methods for assessing landscape resistance to gene flow

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 6; no. 12; pp. 4115 - 4128
• Main Authors: Zeller, Katherine A., Creech, Tyler G., Millette, Katie L., Crowhurst, Rachel S., Long, Robert A., Wagner, Helene H., Balkenhol, Niko, Landguth, Erin L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2016; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Approximation; CDPOP; Cell culture; Computer simulation; Correlation; Flow resistance; Gene flow; Genetic distance; Genetic structure; Genetics; Identification methods; Landscape; landscape fragmentation; landscape genetics; landscape resistance; Linearization; Modelling; Original Research; simulations; Test procedures; CDPOP; landscape fragmentation; landscape genetics; landscape resistance; simulations

Mantel‐based tests have been the primary analytical methods for understanding how landscape features influence observed spatial genetic structure. Simulation studies examining Mantel‐based approaches have highlighted major challenges associated with the use of such tests and fueled debate on when th...