TABLE 2.

Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) of the large yellow croaker based on mtDNA.

Scenario	Source of variation	Percentage of variation	Static	p
Scenario I:Two groups (SSB, LYB, DSB, DYB) (JSW, JZDW, ZSW, XSW, WTW, PTW, QZW, JLJW, YXW)	Among groups	3.340	FCT = 0.033	.082
	Among populations within groups	2.200	FSC = 0.022	.000
	Within populations	94.460	FST = 0.055	.000
Scenario II:Two groups (SSB, LYB) (DSB, DYB, JSW, JZDW, ZSW, XSW, WTW, PTW, QZW, JLJW, YXW)	Among groups	7.230	FCT = 0.072	.013
	Among populations within groups	0.120	FSC = 0.001	.136
	Within populations	92.650	FST = 0.074	.000
Scenario III:Three groups (JSW, JZDW, ZSW, XSW, WTW) (PTW, QZW, JLJW) (YXW)	Among groups	−0.020	FCT = −0.000	.698
	Among populations within groups	0.090	FSC = 0.001	.121
	Within populations	99.930	FST = 0.001	.107
Scenario IV:Three groups (SSB, LYB, DSB, DYB) (ZSW, WTW, PTW, JLJW) (JSW, JZDW, ZSW, WTW, PTW, JLJW, YXW)	Among groups	1.310	FCT = 0.013	.277
	Among populations within groups	2.930	FSC = 0.030	.000
	Within populations	95.760	FST = 0.042	.000