pedagog: software for simulating eco-evolutionary population dynamics

pedagog is a Windows program that can be used to determine power for, and validate inferences drawn from, eco-evolutionary studies. It models dynamics of multiple populations and their interactions through individual-based simulations while simultaneously recording genotype, pedigree and trait infor...

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Published in:Molecular ecology resources 2010-05, Vol.10 (3), p.558-563
Main Authors: COOMBS, JASON A, LETCHER, B.H, NISLOW, K.H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer programs
Demographics
Demography
Evolution
Genetic diversity
genotype
Genotypes
Growth models
Heritability
Mathematical models
natural selection
Parameters
pedigree
Population dynamics
Population sampling
Sexual selection
Simulation
Software
Statistical distributions
traits
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Summary:pedagog is a Windows program that can be used to determine power for, and validate inferences drawn from, eco-evolutionary studies. It models dynamics of multiple populations and their interactions through individual-based simulations while simultaneously recording genotype, pedigree and trait information at the individual level. pedagog also allows for specification of heritable traits, natural and sexual selection acting upon those traits, population sampling schemes and incorporation of genetic and demographic errors into the output. Overall, parameters can be specified for genetic diversity, demographics, mating design, genetic and demographic errors, individual growth models, trait heritability and selection, and output formatting. Demographic parameters can be either age or function based, and all parameters can be drawn from 12 statistical distributions where appropriate. Simulation results can be automatically formatted for 57 existing software programs to facilitate postsimulation analyses. pedagog is freely available for download at https://bcrc.bio.umass.edu/pedigreesoftware/.
ISSN:1755-0998
1755-098X
1755-0998
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02803.x