Lundy, Ian J.2006-12-282006-12-2819971997http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19564Errata is pasted onto front end-paper.Bibliography: leaves 166-171.ix, 171 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.Missing page 154This thesis considers the question of fixation probabilities and mean absorption times for alleles when a population is divided into a number of subpopulations with asymmetric migration between the subpopulations. The emphasis of the thesis is on small populations and conservation genetics. Results have important implications for management of remnant subpopulations in order to maintain genetic diversity when migration between the remnant subpopulations is not symmetric.248714 bytesapplication/pdfenPopulation genetics Mathematical models.Thesis