Table 1.
Genetic diversity metrics and sample sizes across populations in five Aipysurus sea snake species
| N | Ho | He | Fis | π | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aipysurus apraefrontalis | |||||
| WA Coast | 13 | 0.138 | 0.153 | 0.051 | 0.0654 |
| Timor Sea | 2 | 0.177 | 0.148 | −0.229 | 0.1580 |
| Aipysurus duboisii | |||||
| WA Coast | 6 | 0.126 | 0.136 | 0.039 | 0.0444 |
| Timor Sea | 7 | 0.102 | 0.107 | 0.034 | 0.0067 |
| Gulf of Carpentaria | 10 | 0.082 | 0.094 | 0.077 | 0.0059 |
| East Coast | 9 | 0.082 | 0.087 | 0.037 | 0.0217 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 0.062 | 0.094 | −0.024 | 0.0162 |
| Aipysurus foliosquama | |||||
| WA Coast | 8 | 0.173 | 0.194 | 0.199 | 0.1606 |
| Timor Sea | 2 | 0.190 | 0.258 | 0.061 | 0.1912 |
| Aipysurus fuscus/tenuis | |||||
| Aipysurus tenuis | 3 | 0.136 | 0.151 | 0.040 | 0.0317 |
| Aipysurus fuscus | 16 | 0.111 | 0.125 | 0.069 | 0.0544 |
| Aipysurus laevis | |||||
| WA Coast | 12 | 0.099 | 0.109 | 0.054 | 0.0499 |
| Timor Sea | 8 | 0.099 | 0.109 | 0.052 | 0.0710 |
| Gulf of Carpentaria | 4 | 0.067 | 0.102 | 0.109 | 0.0388 |
| East Coast | 3 | 0.102 | 0.112 | 0.028 | 0.0428 |
| New Caledonia | 6 | 0.067 | 0.070 | 0.028 | 0.0133 |
N = sample size, Ho = Observed heterozygosity, He = Expected heterozygosity, Fis = Inbreeding coefficient and π = Nucleotide diversity