Table 2 Effective population size (Ne) and 95% confidence Intervals of contemporary and historical sample groups for samples (n) consistently scored across all 89 neutral loci analysed herein, under two approaches, where separate estimates were made for each sample group and for contemporary and historical pools.

From: Ancient DNA SNP-panel data suggests stability in bluefin tuna genetic diversity despite centuries of fluctuating catches in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

 

Contemporary

Historical

GOM

CMAS

CMSI

EABB

EAGI

EMLS

WMBA

WMTY

HADR

HION

HTYR

HIST

Separate

n

14

32

27

30

–

14

16

36

–

24

24

18

Ne

140

164

391

1454

–

2515

140

150

–

825

60

14

CI

56 − ∞

78–799

111 − ∞

158 − ∞

–

68 − ∞

46 − ∞

53 − ∞

–

118 − ∞

40–114

11–18

Pooled

n

0

32

27

30

4

14

16

36

4

24

24

18

Ne

939

298

CI

497–5465

178–787

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