SPLATCHE3

SPLATCHE3 simulates genetic data under spatially explicit evolutionary scenarios to model migration, hybridization, temporal sampling, and DNA mutation processes for population genetics studies.

Key Features:

• Long-Distance Migration: Simulates long-distance migration events to assess gene flow across large geographical scales.
• Heterogeneous Migrations: Supports spatially and temporally heterogeneous short-scale migrations to model complex, variable migration patterns.
• Hybridization Models: Simulates alternative hybridization scenarios to evaluate genetic outcomes of interbreeding between populations or species.
• Serial Sample Simulation: Simulates serial samples of genetic data to study temporal changes in genetic structure and diversity.
• DNA Mutation Models: Implements a wide variety of DNA mutation models to represent different mutational processes and rates.

Scientific Applications:

• Migration and Diversity Analysis: Investigating the effects of migration on genetic diversity across geographic space.
• Hybridization Studies: Studying hybridization events and their impact on population genetic composition.
• Temporal Genetic Change: Analyzing temporal changes in genetic data using serially sampled datasets.
• Mutation Pattern Modeling: Modeling evolutionary scenarios with varying mutation rates and mutational patterns.

Methodology:

Operates under a spatially explicit framework that models the geographical distribution of populations when simulating evolutionary scenarios, including migration, hybridization, serial sampling, and DNA mutation processes.