Enrique Santiago

Estimation of effective size of large continuously distributed populations

The paper estimates the effective population size (Ne) of a large, structured population using linkage disequilibrium, finding much higher Ne values than previously reported for maritime pine.

Natural selection does not affect the estimates of effective population size based on linkage disequilibrium

This paper shows that natural selection does not affect estimates of effective population size from linkage disequilibrium, while coalescence methods are influenced by selection.