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- adjective Of, or pertaining to
panmixia .
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For mammals with relatively restricted mobility such as lemmings, even small-scale barriers (e.g., large rivers) can form the borders between subspecies [32], while a very mobile animal such as the Arctic fox, which readily moves between continents and islands on sea ice, appears to be relatively panmictic (i.e., shows little genetic structuring) at the circumpolar scale [33].
Genetic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation levels 2009
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It is not known, for example, whether the whale shark is represented by a single worldwide panmictic population or by numerous, reproductively isolated populations.
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By analyzing data sets simulated with no population structure (i.e. derived from a single panmictic population) we estimated the probability of Type I error of their procedure to be 0. 125\%.
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In total, 15,200 data sets that spanned the spectrum from highly structured (with high θ and low migration) to highly admixed (with low θ and high migration) to panmictic (with one unstructured population) were produced.
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Belkhir K (2001) A Bayesian approach to the identification of panmictic populations and the assignment of individuals.
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Our results suggest that despite an almost panmictic population, we can detect two distinct populations of B. pseudomallei that conform to biogeographic patterns found in many plant and animal species.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Talima Pearson 2009
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We refute the hypothesis that African lions consist of a single panmictic population, highlighting the importance of preserving populations in decline rather than prioritizing larger-scale conservation efforts.
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