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. 2011 Apr 28;7(4):e1002013. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002013

Table 1. Select software packages providing AT functionality, following Excoffier and Heckel [41].

Software Description Inference Framework References
BayesAss+ Provides estimates of recent migration rates between populations using multilocus genotype data Bayesian, MCMC [21]
Baps Assigns individuals to genetic clusters using a partition-based mixture model Bayesian [42], [43]
GeneClass Selects or excludes populations as origins of individuals using multilocus genotype data Bayesian, likelihood [44]
Geneland Detects population subdivisions using multilocus genotype data, accounting for the spatial location of sampled individuals Bayesian, MCMC [45]
Structure Infers the presence of distinct populations, assigns individuals to populations, and identifies migrants using multilocus genotype data Bayesian, MCMC [19]

MCMC, Markov chain Monte Carlo.