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. 2007 Jan;175(1):219–233. doi: 10.1534/genetics.106.065300

TABLE 4.

Effective population size estimated for the three model species using the standard temporal method

Human
Sparrow
Barnacle
Sampling interval N1: 100 1,000 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000
Sampling regime S Ne (F): 511.8 5,118.1 370.2 3,702.2 120.0 1,199.6
Complete census
    Unweighted P Inline graphic 1 874 8,761 175 1,755 67 673
1T 893 8,868 289 2,867 96 955
5T 568 5,708 353 3,535 116 1,126
10T 547 5,536 365 3,631 121 1,142
    Weighted P Inline graphic 1 511 5,116 370 3,709 120 1,203
T 510 5,094 371 3,683 120 1,195
5T 519 5,173 370 3,718 122 1,182
10T 522 5,271 372 3,726 123 1,174
Random sampling
    All age classes 25 1 Inf Inf 1,826 Inf 116 Inf
1T Inf Inf 572 Inf 122 Inf
5T 626 Inf 446 Inf 129 1,801
10T 606 26,676 414 8,228 131 1,435
50 1 Inf Inf 226 Inf 74 Inf
1T 1,320 Inf 320 Inf 102 1,631
5T 645 12,865 367 4,679 120 1,270
10T 580 5,509 377 5,004 125 1,316
100 1 1,139 Inf 184 5,838 73 838
1T 1,076 5,268 285 2,179 100 992
5T 577 5,881 358 3,618 118 1,159
10T 563 4,940 371 3,650 123 1,162
    Adults 25 1 Inf Inf 222 Inf 60 Inf
1T 82,131 Inf 377 Inf 106 Inf
5T 711 Inf 401 76,308 122 1,706
10T 607 Inf 404 9,308 127 1,415
50 1 2,579 Inf 135 Inf 51 Inf
1T 846 Inf 278 Inf 100 1,620
5T 552 11,641 359 6,463 119 1,223
10T 554 8,161 367 5,222 124 1,154
100 1 538 Inf 131 3,863 49 566
1T 893 29,797 251 5,103 97 896
5T 563 6,041 348 3,820 117 1,150
10T 555 5,880 365 3,847 122 1,178
    Newborns 25 1 10 1,811 118 Inf 141 Inf
1T 64 2,991 240 Inf 123 Inf
5T 195 5,655 352 156,798 127 1,591
10T 280 5,260 390 9,502 131 1,519
50 1 9 119 82 Inf 80 3,838
1T 60 922 201 Inf 101 1,437
5T 184 1,754 329 5,138 119 1,169
10T 264 2,834 351 4,591 125 1,199
100 1 9 93 75 1,109 69 892
1T 59 618 189 3,323 96 997
5T 181 1,884 321 3,489 118 1,137
10T 265 2,790 350 3,571 123 1,153

Allele frequencies were computed on the basis of either a complete population census (using weighted or unweighted allele frequencies) or unweighted allele frequencies in random samples from the population as a whole (all age classes), only adults, or only the cohort of newborns. Samples of size S individuals were taken at the indicated time intervals. Results are based on mean Inline graphic values calculated over 5000 replicate gene loci. Inf, a point estimate of infinity.