Figure 2

Number of potential parents as a function of the sizes of the sample window and BW. (a) Potential parent is an individual from any cell in generation t that can potentially contribute offspring to a sample taken in generation t+1 and is defined as (s+(b−1)2). (b) Number of effective parents as a function of the sizes of the sample window and BW. Effective parents accounts for the differential probability among potential parents of contributing to offspring in the next generation.