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Table 4 Summary of genetic diversity measures and N e for the four inferred populations of Varanus niloticus

From: Fine-scale genetic analysis of the exploited Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) in Sahelian Africa

Population

H o

H e

N a

A R

PA R

Estimated Current N e

Estimated Ancestral N e (95% CI)

LD (95% CI)

MSVAR (95% CI)

Western

0.306

0.328

3.182

2.73

0.94

15.6, (7.3–42.5)

52.44, (0.02–52.45)

16,254.38, (1,375.04–16,987.52)

Central

0.375

0.340

3.182

2.81

0.20

∞, (24.2–∞)

143.90, (0.42–143.96)

11,168.20, (318.74–11,299.42)

Lake Lere

0.332

0.333

3.182

3.13

0.47

10.9, (2.3–∞)

218.33, (10.61–224.27)

46,212.13, (75.30–46,237.46)

Lake Chad

0.395

0.429

6.455

3.96

0.72

908.5, (336.0–∞)

1,373.27, (180.81–1,445.73)

2,781.28, (104.47–2,858.70)

  1. H o  = observed heterozygosity; H e  = expected heterozygosity; N a  = number of different alleles; A R  = allelic richness; PA R  = private allelic richness. Estimated current N e is based on the linkage disequilibrium (LD) method in NeEstimator as well as the coalescent-based method of MSVAR. The symbol ∞ indicates that no evidence exists for a genetic signature caused by a finite number of parents.