Table 1 (a) Mitochondrial and (b) microsatellite genetic diversity statistics obtained in this study from three data sets for the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) in Ecuador compared with the values of genetic diversity previously obtained by Ruiz-García et al.⁵¹ and Cueva et al.⁶².

Six mt DNA genes and 127

spectacled bears (this study)

0.856 ± 0.028

0.0101 ± 0.0011

10.611 ± 2.411

Complete mitogenomes and 43

spectacled bears (this study)

0.981 ± 0.001

0.0083 ± 0.00009

20.570 ± 1.172

Ruiz-García et al.⁵¹

0.845 ± 0.033

0.0104 ± 0.0013

9.706 ± 2.648

Cueva et al.⁶²

for only

mtHVRI D-loop

0.85 ± 0.04

0.0083 ± 0.0048

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Cueva et al.⁶²

for mtHVRI D-loop

and COXII

0.87 ± 0.04

0.0052 ± 0.0028

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Complete seven microsatellites

and 88 spectacled bears

(this study)

6.714 ± 3.251

0.594 ± 0.120

Ruiz-García et al.⁵¹

5.857 ± 3.076

0.584 ± 0.188

Cueva et al.⁶²

5.0

0.600