Table 2 Fixation indices for the mtDNA CR corresponding to the groups (k) of populations inferred by AMOVA for the 11 areas of sampling

From: Establishment of a coastal fish in the Azores: recent colonisation or sudden expansion of an ancient relict population?

k

Group composition

FSC

FST

FCT

FSC/FCT

2

[AZ] [MAD+Atlantic+Mediterranean]

0.0166*

0.1219**

0.1070**

0.1551

3

[AZ] [MAD+Atlantic] [Mediterranean]

0.0146*

0.0657**

0.0519**

0.2813

4

[AZ] [MAD] [Atlantic] [Mediterranean]

0.0022

0.0578*

0.0558**

0.0394

  1. Abbreviations: AMOVA, analysis of molecular variance; Atlantic, Canaries Is., Mauritania, Cadiz, Portugal Centre and Portugal South; AZ, Azores Is.; CR, control region; MAD, Madeira Is.; Mediterranean, Malta, Palermo, Balearic Is. and Torre Guaceto; mtDNA, mitochondrial DNA.
  2. FST (variance among populations relative to the total variance), FSC (variance among populations within groups) and FCT (variance among groups relative to the total variance).
  3. *P<0.05 and **P<0.001.
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