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Table 5 Results of spatial analysis of molecular variance (SAMOVA), depicting patterns of population structure of Carcinus aestuarii for each predefined number of group (K)

From: Parapatric genetic divergence among deep evolutionary lineages in the Mediterranean green crab, Carcinus aestuarii (Brachyura, Portunoidea, Carcinidae), accounts for a sharp phylogeographic break in the Eastern Mediterranean

K

Population structure

Φ SC

Φ ST

Φ CT

2

[Tabarka + Bizerte + Sidi Rais + Kelibia + Benikhiar + Monastir + Chebba + Sfax + Djerba + Tripoli + Mosrata + Venice + Pomer + Amvrakikos + Lefkada + Navarino] [Alexandroupolis + Izmir Bay + Enez Dalyan Lagoon + Dardanelles Strait + Prince’s Islands + Bosphorus Strait]

0.165***

0.792***

0.750***

3

[Tabarka + Bizerte + Sidi Rais + Kelibia + Benikhiar + Monastir + Chebba + Djerba + Tripoli + Mosrata + Venice + Pomer + Amvrakikos + Lefkada + Navarino] [Sfax] [Alexandroupolis + Izmir Bay + Enez Dalyan Lagoon + Dardanelles Strait + Prince’s Islands + Bosphorus Strait]

0.081***

0.766***

0.745***

4

[Tabarka + Bizerte + Sidi Rais + Kelibia + Benikhiar + Monastir + Chebba + Djerba + Tripoli + Mosrata + Venice + Pomer + Amvrakikos + Lefkada + Navarino] [Sfax] [Alexandroupolis + Izmir Bay + Enez Dalyan Lagoon + Prince’s Islands + Bosphorus Strait] [Dardanelles Strait]

0.085***

0.762***

0.740***

5

[Tabarka + Bizerte + Sidi Rais + Kelibia + Benikhiar + Monastir + Chebba + Djerba + Tripoli + Mosrata + Venise + Pomer + Amvrakikos + Lefkada + Navarino] [Sfax] [Izmir Bay] [Alexandroupolis + Enez Dalyan Lagoon + Prince’s Islands + Bosphorus Strait] [Dardanelles Strait]

0.089***

0.758***

0.735***

6

[Tabarka + Bizerte + Sidi Rais + Kelibia + Benikhiar + Monastir + Chebba + Djerba + Tripoli + Mosrata + Venice + Pomer + Amvrakikos + Lefkada + Navarino] [Sfax] [Izmir Bay] [Alexandroupolis + Enez Dalyan Lagoon + Prince’s Islands] [Dardanelles Strait] [Bosphorus Strait]

0.093***

0.755***

0.729***

7

[Tabarka + Bizerte + Sidi Rais + Kelibia + Benikhiar + Monastir + Chebba + Djerba + Tripoli + Mosrata + Venice + Pomer + Amvrakikos + Lefkada + Navarino] [Sfax] [Izmir Bay] [Alexandroupolis + Enez Dalyan Lagoon] [Prince’s Islands] [Dardanelles Strait] [Bosphorus Strait]

0.101***

0.750***

0.722***

8

[Tabarka + Bizerte + Sidi Rais + Kelibia + Benikhiar + Monastir + Chebba + Tripoli + Mosrata + Venice + Pomer + Amvrakikos + Lefkada] [Sfax] [Djerba] [Navarino] [Alexandroupolis + Enez Dalyan Lagoon + Prince’s Islands] [Izmir Bay] [Dardanelles Strait] [Bosphorus Strait]

0.015***

0.717***

0.713***

  1. Partitioning of variance among groups (ΦCT) is highest when there are two hierarchical groups (K = 2, shown in bold). *** Significant difference at P < 0.001