Table 3 Estimates of historical gene dispersal (σg) in four Alcantarea inselberg species, including population density (D) estimated from geographical data and maps, maximum sampling distance and σg estimated for three different effective densities (De) over the whole distance range or using the iterative procedure as described in text

From: Within-population spatial genetic structure in four naturally fragmented species of a neotropical inselberg radiation, Alcantarea imperialis, A. geniculata, A. glaziouana and A. regina (Bromeliaceae)

Species

Population

Number of pairs

D (individuals per km2)

Maximum sampling distance (m)

σg estimate from De=0.1 D

σg estimate from De=0.2 D

σg estimate from De=0.5 D

     

Whole range

Iterative a

Whole range

Iterative a

Whole range

Iterative a

A. geniculata

GRC

496

15 070

89.2

38.3

No conv

27.1

28.1

17.1

22.7

A. imperialis

IMC

1540

56 000

217.2

32.9

22.9

23.3

16.0

14.7

11.0

 

IMC green

253

56 000

194.7

15.6

13.9

11.1

10.0

7.0

8.1

 

IMC red

435

 

217.2

      
 

IJF

325

 

49.9

      

A. regina

RP1

325

17 930

90.7

38.5

No conv

27.2

No conv

17.2

15.3

 

RP2

153

 

33.3

      

A. glaziouana

LPI

351

 

203.9

      
 

LPP

435

500 000

994.2

8.7

6.4

6.1

No conv

3.9

No conv

 

LNI

136

20 730

63.6

16.7

14.0

11.8

10.9

7.5

6.5

 

LPA West

55

60 000

30.4

3.7

3.3

2.6

2.6

1.7

1.6

 

LPA East

91

60 000

51.9

11.1

10.6

7.8

10.6

4.9

4.7

  1. Abbreviation: No conv: no convergence of iterative procedure.
  2. aValues in bold indicate convergence of the iterative procedure, the remaining σ estimates are averages of those estimates around which the iterative procedure cycled.