Table 1 Sample descriptions including locations, coordinates, dates, spawning seasons, percentage of fish in spawning condition and sample sizes (n) of genetic markers used

From: Detecting population structure in a high gene-flow species, Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus): direct, simultaneous evaluation of neutral vs putatively selected loci

Location

Sampling coordinates

Date

Spawning season

Spawning (%)

Fish (n)

Microsatellites (including Cpa112) (n)

MHC (n)

Allozymes (n)

mtDNA (n)

All markers in the same fish (n)

Flamborough

54.60N/00.59W

14-09-2002

Autumn

100

80

80a,b

73

55

80

48

Flamborough

54.57N/00.45W

17-09-2003

Autumn

99

93

93a,b,c,d

80

93c

91

79

Berwick

56.30N/00.97E

20-08-2002

Autumn

98

90

90a,b

83e

85

85

73

Berwick

57.70N/01.45W

22-08-2003

Autumn

88

96

96a,b,c

90

96c

80

72

Tjøme

59.35N/10.55E

13-03-2002

Spring

98

95

95b,f

95e

95

84

84

Tjøme

59.35N/10.55E

04-03-2003

Spring

100

104

104b,c,d,f

94

104c

86

75

Kalix

65.80N/22.72E

12-06-2002

Spring

44

97

97g

90

97g

85

78

Kalix

65.80N/22.72E

19-06-2003

Spring

94

88

88c,g

79

88c,g

69

64

    

Sum

743

743

684

713

660

573

  1. Abbreviations: MHC, major histocompatibility complex; mtDNA, mitochondrial DNA.
  2. Only fish that were successfully analyzed for at least three different genetic marker types were used in subsequent statistical analyses. Genotypes previously used by
  3. a Mariani et al. (2005)
  4. b Ruzzante et al. (2006)
  5. c Larsson et al. (2007)
  6. d Gaggiotti et al. (2009)
  7. e Stet et al. (2008)
  8. f Bekkevold et al. (2005)
  9. gLarsson et al. (2010).