Table 1 Summary of MHCII DAB and DBB variation in koala populations included in this study, and comparison of some populations with published studies of koala microsatellite genetic diversity
From: MHC class II diversity of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations across their range
Population | State | N | Nv DAB | Nv/ind DAB (mean and range) | Ng DAB | Nv DBB | Nv/ind DBB (mean and range) | Ng DBB | Microsatellite diversity studies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reference | A (average number of alleles/locus) | HE (expected heterozygosity) | |||||||||
SQ | Qld | 21 | 5 | 3.35 (3–4) | 6 | 5 | 1.71 (1–3) | 10 | |||
LM | NSW | 13 | 7 | 3.61 (3–5) | 6 | 4 | 1.23 (1–3) | 3 | 10.3 | 0.65 | |
GN | 12 | 5 | 3.64 (2–5) | 5 | 4 | 1.33 (1–2) | 4 | ||||
PM | 20 | 8 | 3.40 (3–5) | 6 | 4 | 1.55 (1–2) | 6 | ||||
BM | 9 | 8 | 3.56 (3–4) | 7 | 3 | 1.33 (1–2) | 4 | 6.83 | 0.743 | ||
ST | 15 | 6 | 3.00 (2–5) | 6 | 3 | 1.36 (1–3) | 4 | 5.08 | 0.586 | ||
CT | 14 | 8 | 4.14 (2–5) | 5 | 2 | 1.36 (1–2) | 3 | 3.17 | 0.542 | ||
SR | Vic | 14 | 3 | 1.93 (1–3) | 3 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | |||
ME | 21 | 3 | 2.14 (1–3) | 3 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | ||||
RI | 17 | 3 | 1.71 (1–3) | 3 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | ||||
FI | 20 | 3 | 2.50 (1–3) | 3 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 4.3 | 0.465 | ||
SG | 15 | 7 | 2.80 (1–4) | 8 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 6.44 | 0.621 | ||
North region | 104 | 12 | 3.47 (2–5) | 19 | 7 | 1.60 (1–3) | 18 | 11.5±1.4 | 0.851 | ||
South region | 87 | 7 | 2.22 (1–3) | 8 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 5.3±1.0 | 0.436 | ||
