Meta-population structure in a coral reef fish demonstrated by genetic data on patterns of migration, extinction and re-colonisation

Table 1 Locations and genetic diversities of the 15 populations of Acanthochromis polyacanthus sampled by this study.

Region/Shelf	Location (abbreviation) Latitude; Longitude	N	Haplotype diversity (± SD)	Nucleotide diversity (± SD)
North		122	0.92 (0.013)	(0.035 ± (0.018)
Outer	Yonge Reef (YON) 14°37S; 145°37E	20	0.621 (0.063)	0.008 (0.005)
	Day Reef (DAY) 14°31S; 145°33E	22	0.788 (0.068)	0.015 (0.008)
Mid	Lizard Island (LIZ) 14°40S; 145°28E	20	0.826 (0.056)	0.033 (0.017)
	North Direction (NDR) 14°44S; 145°30E	19	0.778 (0.064)	0.04 (0.021)
Inner	Martin Reef (MAR) 14°45S; 145°20E	21	0.719 (0.1)	0.013 (0.007)
	Linnet Reef (LIN) 14°47S; 145°21E	20	0.816 (0.058)	0.041 (0.02)
Central		92	0.94 (0.009)	0.011 (0.006)
Outer	Pith Reef (PIT) 18°13S; 147°02E	21	0.81 (0.05)	0.007 (0.004)
	Myrmidon Reef (MYR) 18°16S; 147°23E	17	0.794 (0.078)	0.005 (0.003)
Mid	Britomart Reef (BRI) 18°14S; 146°39E	19	0.778 (0.072)	0.004 (0.003)
	Trunk Reef (TRU) 18°23S; 146°40E	14	0.604 (0.15)	0.002 (0.002)
Inner	Orpheus Island (ORP) 18°37S; 146°29E	21	0.752 (0.086)	0.003 (0.002)
South		69	0.83 (0.036)	0.007 (0.004)
Outer	One Tree Island (OTI) 23°30S; 152°05E	21	0.486 (0.124)	0.001 (0.001)
Outer	Sykes Reef (SYK) 23°26S; 152°02E	16	0.608 (0.09)	0.002 (0.002)
Mid	Polmaise Reef (POL) 23°34S; 151°41E	13	0.923 (0.069)	0.002 (0.002)
Outer	Broomefield Reef (BRO) 23°16S; 151°57E	19	0.836 (0.087)	0.0003 (0.002)

Geographical coordinates, shelf position and abbreviations used throughout this paper are indicated for each location. Number of individuals sequenced (N), their haplotype and nucleotide diversities and standard deviations (SD) are indicated.

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