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      Identification of management units using population genetic data.

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      Trends in ecology & evolution
      Elsevier BV

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          The identification of management units (MUs) is central to the management of natural populations and is crucial for monitoring the effects of human activity upon species abundance. Here, we propose that the identification of MUs from population genetic data should be based upon the amount of genetic divergence at which populations become demographically independent instead of the current criterion that focuses on rejecting panmixia. MU status should only be assigned when the observed estimate of genetic divergence is significantly greater than a predefined threshold value. We emphasize the need for a demographic interpretation of estimates of genetic divergence given that it is often the dispersal rate of individuals that is the parameter of immediate interest to conservationists rather than the historical amount of gene flow.

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          Journal
          Trends Ecol Evol
          Trends in ecology & evolution
          Elsevier BV
          0169-5347
          0169-5347
          Jan 2007
          : 22
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA. Per.Palsboll@gmt.su.se
          Article
          S0169-5347(06)00296-5
          10.1016/j.tree.2006.09.003
          16982114
          fc0917f1-2c04-4c44-b2d6-b11bef2b475e
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