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Simulations to assess the performance of different rarefaction methods in estimating population size using small datasets

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  1. Department of Biology and Environmental Science, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK

    Alain C. Frantz & Timothy J. Roper

  2. Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle, 25 rue Münster, L-2160, Luxembourg, UK

    Alain C. Frantz

  3. 33, grand’rue, L-3394, Roeser, Luxembourg, UK

    Alain C. Frantz

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Frantz, A., Roper, T. Simulations to assess the performance of different rarefaction methods in estimating population size using small datasets. Conserv Genet 7, 315–318 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-006-9125-x

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