Table 2 Analysis of Molecular Variance (AMOVA) results of A. polypoides. (1) Eastern vs. Western Mediterranean (dataset A): 11 individuals from Catalonia and Marseille compared to 95 individuals from Israel. (2) Shallow vs MSG from Israel (dataset B): 59 individuals from shallow depths compared to 36 individuals from MSG. (3) Sampling sites from Israel (dataset B): comparing between individuals from Herzliya, Atlit, Rosh-Carmel and Achziv (n=30, 18, 25 and 22 respectively)
Compared Groups | d.f. | Sum of Squares | Variance components | Fixation Indices | Percentage of variation | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Eastern vs. Western Med. | ||||||
Among Groups | 1 | 163.287 | 3.857 | FCT = 0.28539 | 28.54% | 0.00978 |
Among populations within groups | 12 | 135.023 | 0.11 | FSC = 0.01142 | 0.82% | 0.0009 |
Within populations | 202 | 1928.598 | 9.547 | FST = 0.29355 | 70.65% | 0.0000 |
Total | 215 | 2226.907 | 13.514 | |||
(2) Shallow vs. MSG ISR | ||||||
Among Groups | 1 | 27.452 | 0.04131 | FCT = 0.00204 | 0.20% | 0.0144 |
Among populations within groups | 6 | 141.107 | 0.15256 | FSC = 0.00756 | 0.75% | 0.00391 |
Within populations | 182 | 3642.978 | 20.01636 | FST = 0.00959 | 99.04% | 0.0000 |
Total | 189 | 3811.537 | 20.21023 | |||
(3) Sampling sites ISR | ||||||
Among Groups | 3 | 70.437 | -0.04585 | FCT = -0.00227 | -0.23% | 0.6686 |
Among populations within groups | 4 | 98.121 | 0.21514 | FSC = 0.00106 | 1.07% | 0.00098 |
Within populations | 182 | 3642.978 | 20.01636 | FST = 0.00839 | 99.16% | 0.00098 |
Total | 189 | 3811.537 | 20.18566 | |||
