Impact of population structure in the estimation of recent historical effective population size by the software GONE by Irene Novo, Pilar Ordás, Natalia Moraga, Enrique Santiago, Humberto Quesada, Armando Caballero

“…Abstract Background Effective population size (N e ) is a crucial parameter in conservation genetics and animal breeding. A recent method, implemented by the software GONE, has been shown to be rather accurate in estimating recent historical changes in N e from a single sample of individuals. …”
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Managing genetic diversity in breeding programs of small populations: the case of French local chicken breeds by Gwendal Restoux, Xavier Rognon, Agathe Vieaud, Daniel Guemene, Florence Petitjean, Romuald Rouger, Sophie Brard-Fudulea, Sophie Lubac-Paye, Geoffrey Chiron, Michèle Tixier-Boichard

“…By analysing demographic parameters and molecular information, we showed that consistent management programs are efficient in conserving genetic diversity, since breeds that integrated such programs earlier had older inbreeding. …”
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