Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Genetic load and extinction in peripheral populations: the roles of migration, drift and demographic stochasticity
H. Sachdeva, O. O. Olusanya, N. H. Barton
The paper examines how migration affects genetic load and population viability in island populations, showing genetic Allee effects and critical thresholds influenced by migration rates and mutation parameters.
DOI 10.1098/rstb.2021.0010