Table 1.
Main characteristics of software packages compared in this study.
| BAPS5 | TESS | GENELAND | WOMBSOFT | AIS (Monmonier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Spatial Bayesian clustering | Spatial Bayesian clustering | Spatial Bayesian clustering | Non parametric | Non parametric |
| Analytical and Stochastic methods | Markov chain Monte Carlo | Markov chain Monte Carlo | |||
| Spatial | Colored Voronoi tessellation based on discrete sampling site | Hidden Markov random field | Free colored Voronoi tessellation based on continuous Poisson point process | Geographic coordinates are included in the local weighted regression | Delaunay triangulation (Table 5) |
| Clustering criteria | *HWE and **LE between loci | *HWE and **LE between loci | *HWE and **LE between loci | None | None |
| Local edge detection criteria | None | None | None | Average rate of change based on individuals located within a kernel of a given bandwidth size | High rate of change between paired individuals based on Delaunay link |
| Data | Co-dominant and Dominant | Codominant | Co-dominant and Dominant | Co-dominant, Dominant and categorical data | Co-dominant, Dominant, and Sequence Data |
| Platforms | Windows, Unix/Linux Mac OS X | Windows, Unix/Linux | R package Windows, Unix/Linux Mac OS X | R package Windows, Unix/Linux Mac OS X | Windows |
| Reference | [35] | [16,17] | [15] | [27] | [25] |
| URL | http://web.abo.fi/fak/mnf//mate/jc/software/baps.html | http://www-timc.imag.fr/Olivier.Francois/tess.html | http://www2.imm.dtu.dk/~gigu/Geneland/ | http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/wombsoft/index.html | http://www.marksgeneticsoftware.net/AISInfo.htm |
*
HWE: Hardy Weinberg equilibrium
**
LE: linkage equilibrium