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  • Ecology
  • Population Genetics
  • Mathematical Biology

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  • Precise knowledge of population dispersal in heterogeneous environments is crucial for agroecology and conservation.
  • Dispersal data informs management strategies for pests and endangered species.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a mechanistic-statistical method for estimating space-dependent diffusion parameters in spatially-explicit models.
  • To utilize genetic data for inferring population dispersal patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed a method based on stochastic differential equations and genetic data.
  • Divided populations into habitat patches with known allele frequencies.
  • Solved reaction-diffusion equations to compute individual proportions across space.
  • Developed a statistically tractable likelihood function for diffusion parameters.

Main Results:

  • Successfully estimated diffusion parameters in a simulated heterogeneous environment with distinct regions.
  • Demonstrated that higher genetic differentiation among subpopulations improves estimation accuracy.
  • Identified the finite size of the genotyped population as a limiting factor for estimation accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method effectively estimates space-dependent diffusion parameters using genetic data.
  • Genetic differentiation is vital for accurate dispersal estimation, but population size also plays a critical role.
  • This approach offers valuable tools for ecological management and conservation biology.