Table 1 Genetic variation in Rhododendron oldhamii populations based on multilocus genotype data from 26 microsatellite loci

From: Historical connectivity, contemporary isolation and local adaptation in a widespread but discontinuously distributed species endemic to Taiwan, Rhododendron oldhamii (Ericaceae)

Population (code)

Locality (latitude/longitude)

Altitude (m)

N

AT

A (s.d.)

AR (s.d.)

HE (s.d.)

HO (s.d.)

FIS

1. Ergirshan (EGS)

121.37°/24.58°

413

13

77

2.962 (2.78)

2.315 (1.72)

0.273 (0.30)

0.273 (0.29)

−0.014

2. Baling (BL)

121.22°/24.40°

620

25

100

3.846 (4.09)

2.446 (2.07)

0.280 (0.32)

0.265 (0.29)

0.052

3. Tsanguanliao (TKL)

121.51°/25.03°

136

21

86

3.308 (3.77)

2.460 (2.13)

0.283 (0.32)

0.289 (0.33)

−0.001

4. Tsaigongkeng (TGK)

121.31°/25.11°

864

22

94

3.615 (3.84)

2.435 (1.93)

0.279 (0.32)

0.284 (0.33)

0.018

5. Shihtoushan (STS)

121.28°/24.53°

545

28

88

3.385 (2.71)

2.325 (1.59)

0.289 (0.28)

0.290 (0.31)

0.031

6. Wuliaojian (WLJ)

121.21°/24.52°

281

11

73

2.808 (3.14)

2.378 (2.20)

0.267 (0.34)

0.269 (0.35)

0.015

7. Huoyanshan (HYS)

120.43°/24.22°

337

15

98

3.769 (3.92)

2.691 (2.28)

0.309 (0.33)

0.323 (0.35)

−0.010

8. Wuling (WL)

121.18°/24.20°

1868

20

100

3.846 (3.53)

2.683 (2.00)

0.336 (0.33)

0.337 (0.32)

0.017

9. Chiayang (CY)

121.12°/24.15°

1546

27

103

3.962 (3.73)

2.477 (1.90)

0.290 (0.34)

0.308 (0.37)

−0.082

10. Chingjing (CJ)

121.09°/24.03°

1562

20

86

3.308 (3.02)

2.310 (1.59)

0.281 (0.30)

0.265 (0.29)

0.076

11. Lushan (LS)

121.11°/24.01°

1419

14

78

3.000 (2.88)

2.389 (1.84)

0.285 (0.32)

0.255 (0.29)

0.137*

12. Wushe (WS)

121.06°/24.01°

1049

8

61

2.346 (1.67)

2.214 (1.48)

0.261 (0.31)

0.217 (0.26)

0.178*

13. Chungheng (CH)

121.08°/24.01°

1221

9

61

2.346 (1.57)

2.126 (1.28)

0.271 (0.29)

0.282 (0.32)

−0.026

14. Hueisun (HS)

120.59°/24.04°

859

21

74

2.846 (2.43)

2.086 (1.26)

0.267 (0.28)

0.287 (0.33)

−0.072

15. Renluen (RL)

120.54°/23.43°

1060

9

56

2.154 (1.26)

1.958 (1.07)

0.240 (0.29)

0.247 (0.30)

0.017

16. Leleku (LLK)

120.55°/23.33°

1830

22

91

3.500 (2.92)

2.358 (1.63)

0.280 (0.30)

0.285 (0.32)

−0.005

17. Yeinping (YP)

121.01°/22.55°

1571

31

94

3.615 (2.76)

2.494 (1.62)

0.325 (0.31)

0.319 (0.30)

0.006

18. Wuru (WR)

121.02°/23.10°

606

21

87

3.346 (3.01)

2.412 (1.77)

0.302 (0.31)

0.297 (0.31)

0.036

  1. Abbreviations: A, mean number of alleles per locus; AR, mean number of standardized allelic richness; AT, total number of alleles per population; FIS, inbreeding coefficient calculated over all loci; HE, mean expected heterozygosity (gene diversity); HO, mean observed heterozygosity; N, sample size.
  2. Following a Bonferroni correction (α=0.05), populations exhibiting significant departures from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium are indicated by an asterisk.
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