Table 3 Assessment and comparison of genetic diversification levels among the three examined regions (Atlantic (A), western Mediterranean (WM) and eastern Mediterranean (EM)) for Eriphia verrucosa. The computed values for each parameter were obtained after a rarefaction procedure (as described in the Methods section) to the smallest sample size (N) of 42 (from the Atlantic)
Genetic diversity indices | Number of replicates (R) | A (42) | WM (42) | EM (42) | Assessment of inter-regional difference (unpaired t-test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A vs. WM | A vs. EM | WM vs. EM | |||||
Haplotype diversity (h) | R = 30 | 0.808 | 0.728 | 0.677 | *** | *** | *** |
R = 60 | 0.808 | 0.728 | 0.667 | *** | *** | *** | |
Nucleotide diversity (π) | R = 30 | 0.0039 | 0.0038 | 0.0028 | ** | *** | *** |
R = 60 | 0.0039 | 0.0038 | 0.0027 | *** | *** | *** | |
Mean number of nucleotide differences (K) | R = 30 | 1.786 | 1.748 | 1.272 | ** | *** | *** |
R = 60 | 1.786 | 1.744 | 1.255 | *** | *** | *** | |
Haplotypic richness (Hapr) | R = 30 | 13 | 11.800 | 12.200 | *** | * | ns |
R = 60 | 13 | 11.800 | 12.216 | *** | *** | ns | |
Number of private haplotypes (Np) | R = 30 | 7.500 | 6.400 | 4.466 | *** | *** | *** |
R = 60 | 7.566 | 6.550 | 4.716 | *** | *** | *** | |
Proportion of private haplotypes (Np/N) | R = 30 | 0.178 | 0.152 | 0.106 | *** | *** | *** |
R = 60 | 0.180 | 0.155 | 0.112 | *** | *** | *** | |
Genetic endemism (Np/Hapr) | R = 30 | 0.576 | 0.542 | 0.361 | * | *** | *** |
R = 60 | 0.582 | 0.554 | 0.381 | * | *** | *** | |