Table 3 Estimates of effective population size and genetic diversity indices for different subpopulations of bears in Greece summarized for 17 microsatellite markers. N number of individuals; He expected heterozygosity; Ho observed heterozygosity; A number of alleles. SE Standard Error; N HWE the number of loci departing from the HWE with P < 0.05; Ne effective population size, with 95% confidence interval in the parentheses

From: History-driven population structure and asymmetric gene flow in a recovering large carnivore at the rear-edge of its European range

Populationa

N

He

SE He

Ho

SE Ho

A

SE A

N HWE

Ne (95% CI)

VV

62

0.688

0.016

0.722

0.021

5.588

0.333

2

32.5 (26.6–40.2)

PN

65

0.658

0.024

0.676

0.027

5.471

0.259

1

93 (65–149.8)

PS/C

99

0.680

0.020

0.681

0.023

5.765

0.304

5

106.2 (80.5–148.7)

RD

15

0.745

0.014

0.808

0.031

6.529

0.403

1

b

  1. a VV Vitsi-Varnoundas, PN = North Pindos, PS/C South & Central Pindos combined, RD Rodopi
  2. bThe sample size for the Rodopi area was too low to produce reliable estimates of effective population size
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