Nemo Files

This is the first official release of Nemo, version 2.0.0. Nemo is a C++ developing framework and simulation software aimed at the study of life-history trait evolution and population genetics in an individual-based, genetically and spatially explicit, stochastic simulation framework. The complete code documentation and coding guidelines for the development of new evolutionary models using Nemo are available at http://nemo2.sourceforge.net . Binaries for Mac OS X and Win32 are available for download at http://sourceforge.net/project/nemo2 . The complete source code and documentation are available at the same address.

Nemo v2.0.0 includes the following features:

- customizable sequence of life cycle events (breeding, dispersal, aging, etc.)

- flexible population model, from the Island Model to explicit spatial structure with dynamic population sizes

- several mating systems: 
	o  random mating (promiscuity)
	o  polygyny
	o  monogamy
	o  selfing / hermaphroditism

- the available individual's traits are:
	o  sex-specific dispersal
	o  deleterious mutations
	o  neutral markers (microsatellites like)
	o  endosymbiotic, incompatibility inducing parasite (Wolbachia)

- lots of statistics for each trait and the population dynamic, including:
	o  F-statistics (+ heterozygosities, allele dynamics, etc.) for the neutral trait
	o  coancestry analysis for the neutral trait
	o  inbreeding load dynamics (mutation frequencies, fixation rate, heterosis, genetic load, lethal equivalents, etc.)
	o  dispersal rates
	o  demography and kinship analysis
	o  and more...

- data saving and loading in binary mode

- please have a look at the user manual for more features and details

Nemo allows to run simulations in batch mode by running several simulations from the same input parameters file or from several such files. Nemo also runs in parallel computing environments by using the MPI standard.

This is an open-source project, so feel free to contribute!

and enjoy...