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How to
cite the software:
F.
Manni, E. Guérard & E. Heyer (2004).
Geographic patterns of (genetic, morphologic, linguistic) variation:
how barriers can be detected by “Monmonier’s algorithm”. Human
Biology, 76(2): 173-190.
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Last news (12
September 2006):
I have
finally updated the website and I am quite happy that the program
encountered a nice success and has been useful to many of you.
It is worth to remeber that
the Monmonier algorythm (the core of the program) was developed by Marc
Monmonier (distinguished professor at Syracuse University NY) a very
clever scientist also author of popular books focusing on geography and
geographic analysis. On his webpage
he sais:
| " The “Monmonier
algorithm” ?
Through the early 1990s my work
focused on algorithms (computer recipes) for geographic analysis and
map design. It’s gratifying when a technique you devised decades ago
finds new uses in another field—like biological research. In 2004 Franz
Manni, Etienne Guérard, and Evelyne Heyer, researchers at the
Museum of
Man, in Paris, published an article titled “Geographic Patterns of
(Genetic, Morphologic, Linguistic) Variation: How Barriers Can Be
Detected by Using Monmonier’s Algorithm” in Human Biology
(vol.
76, pp. 173-90). Having “implemented Monmonier’s (1973) maximum
difference algorithm in a new software package to identify genetic
barriers,” they report that “this improved Monmonier’s method is highly
reliable and can be applied to nongenetic data whenever sampling
locations and a distance matrix between corresponding data are
available.” Click
here,
to download a PDF file with my original paper, published in Geographical
Analysis
in 1973. " |
Thanks Marc !
Problems when running the program:
- This
software was
optimised for MS Windows NT. When running the program under MS
Windows XP some problems may arise (e.g. you can't close the
window, alert messages continuously opening, etc.). We have noticed
that these problems tend to disappear if you build your own input files
or if you save sample input files with slight modifications and then
changing their names. It is safe to keep the "Task Manager" window open
in order to be able to stop the program if something goes wrong.
- Many
users reported
a compatibility problem: the program does not open or immediately shuts
down after opening ("Barrier v.2.2.exe found a problem and need to be
closed"). You can easily solve this problem, related to the different
versions of MS Windows by following this procedure:
- click
on the BARRIER
icon (once on the desktop) with the right button and then select the
last menu (“properties”)
- select
the second
folder (compatibility). At this stage try to run the program under
win95 or win98 system.
- Usually this
procedure fixes the problem, let me know if it
doesn't.
What BARRIER DOESN’T do:
- It
doesn't compute
matrices (single or resampled). You have to compute them with another
software. BARRIER just analyse them.
- It
doesn't
automatically import data from specific format (PHYLIP or other
packages). You have to prepare a suitable input (see manual).
- It doesn't import or
export from and to a GIS program.
Short bibliography of articles mentioning the program (many others may
exist, let me
know...):
- 2005
- Bekkevold et al. 2005. Environmental
Correlates of Population Differentiation ina Atlantic Herring. Evolution: 59: 2656–68.
- Bond et al. 2005. Genetic
Diversity in Crambe maritima Along the English Channel: the Role of
Ocean Currents in determining Population Structure. Ecography 28: 374-84.
- Godbut et
al. 2005. A Mithocondrial DNA Minisatellite
Reveals the Postglacial History of Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana),
a broad-range North American Conifer. Molecular Ecology 14:
3497-512.
- Miller
M.P. 2005. Alleles In Space (AIS): Computer Software for the Joint
Analysis of Interindividual Spatial and Genetic information. Journal
of Heredity 96: 722-724. -- This author developed a
program (AIS - Alleles In Space) that also performs a very basic
Monmonier
analysis, see his webpage for further reference http://www.marksgeneticsoftware.net/
- Santos,
C. 2005.
Genetic
Structure of Flores Island (Azores, Portugal) in the 19th Century and
in the Present Day: Evidence from Surname Analysis. Human Biology
77: 317-341.
- Xue et al.
2005. Identification
of Spatial Genetic Boundaries Using a Multifractal Model in Human
Population Genetics. Human Biology 77: 577-617.
- 2006
- Gagnon
et al. 2006. The determinant role
of temporary proglacial drainages on the genetic structure of fishes.
Molecular Ecology 0: 000-000
- Kenchington
et al.
2006. Genetic Differentiation in Relation to marine Landscape in a
Broadcast-Spawning Bivalve Mollusc (Placopecten
magellanicus). Molecular Ecology 15:
1781-96
- Jørgensen
et al. 2005. Marine Landscapes and Population
Genetic Structure of Herring (Clupea harengus L.) in the Baltic
Sea. Molecular Ecology 0: 000-000
- Manni et al. 2006.
To What Extent
are
Surnames Words ? Comparing Geographic Patterns of Surname and
Dialect variation in the Netherlands. Literary and Linguistic
Computing, 0: 000-000
- Procheş
2006.
Latitudinal and
longitudinal barriers in global biogeography. Biology Letters 2: 69
– 72.
- Rollins
et al. 2006. Population Genetic Tools for Pest Management: a Review. Wildlife
Research 33: 251-61.
- Vianna et al. 2006. Phylogeography, phylogeny and
hybridization in trichechid sirenians: implications for manatee
conservation. Molecular Ecology 15:433-47
Sources are available upon request !!!
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