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Jochen Blath¹, Eugenio Buzzoni¹, Jere Koskela²

¹Institut für Mathematik, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 136, 10623 Berlin, Germany.

Theoretical Population Biology

|January 17, 2020

Summary

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Statistical tools analyzing genetic variability in seed bank models can distinguish between different models. These methods help infer population structure and mutation dynamics, crucial for understanding genetic diversity.

Keywords:

Coalescent Model selection Population structure Sampling formula Seed bank Site frequency spectrum

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Area of Science:

Population genetics
Evolutionary biology
Statistical modeling

Background:

Seed banks play a crucial role in plant population dynamics and genetic diversity.
Existing coalescent models, like Kingman's, need adaptation to capture seed bank effects.
Understanding genetic variability patterns is key to conservation and evolutionary studies.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop statistical tools for analyzing genetic variability in seed bank models.
To differentiate between various seed bank coalescent models (weak, strong, two-island).
To assess the impact of population stratification on statistical inference.

Main Methods:

Derivation of statistical tools for genetic variability analysis.
Formulas for Wright's F_ST and site frequency spectrum.
Pseudo-marginal Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) for likelihood estimation.

Main Results:

Tractable formulas distinguish between some seed bank models based on parameters.
Full likelihood analysis reliably distinguishes all models under moderate stratification.
Identified statistical pitfalls associated with extreme stratification levels.

Conclusions:

The developed statistical framework effectively distinguishes seed bank models.
Parameter inference, including mutation in strong seed banks, is feasible.
The study highlights the importance of appropriate stratification levels for accurate genetic inference.