DNA-based methods for pedigree reconstruction and kinship analysis in natural populations

摘要: The widespread use of microsatellite loci has spurred the recent development many new statistical methods for inferring kin relationships from molecular data. We now have an unprecedented ability to infer detailed genealogical information about individuals in natural populations, but best approach a given problem is not always obvious. Researchers different fields also been deriving similar independently. Thus, some biologists might be aware what even possible. By adopting these methods, researchers ecology and evolution could extract far more pedigree populations than currently being exploited.