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Table 3 Genetic divergence among Myiopsitta monachus subspecies

From: Genetic evidence links invasive monk parakeet populations in the United States to the international pet trade

a. Analysis of molecular variance including all subspecies

Subspecies

Source of

d.f.

% of

P-value

 

variation‡

 

variation

 

M. m. calita

Among

3

61.23

<0.0001

M. m. cotorra

Within

74

38.77

 

M. m. monachus

Total

77

  

M. m. luchsi

    

b. Analysis of molecular variance excluding M. m. luchsi

Subspecies

Source of

d.f.

% of

P-value

 

variation‡

 

variation

 

M. m. calita

Among

2

3.59

0.1369

M. m. cotorra

Within

61

96.41

 

M. m. monachus

Total

63

  

c. Diagnostic characters and fixation indices*

Subspecies

M. m. calita

M. m. cotorra

M. m. monachus

M. m. luchsi

M. m. calita

-

-0.0370

0.0500

0.8062**

M. m. cotorra

0

-

0.0422

0.8266**

M. m. monachus

0

0

-

0.7757**

M. m. luchsi

5

3

3

-

  1. ‡ Among populations, within populations or total.
  2. * Number of diagnostic characters (below diagonal) and PhiST (above diagonal) based on mtDNA control region sequence data.
  3. ** Indicates statistical significance (p < 0.001).