TABLE 1.

Estimates of θ and Θ and corresponding values for N_e or N_f for least auklets, based on data for cytochrome b and α-enolase intron VIII

Estimator	or	Nf	Generations (yra) before present throughout which estimates apply
Cytochrome b
Π (Tajima 1983)	2.00	∼48,000	∼7.6 × 104 (5.1 × 105)
θW (Watterson 1975)	2.40	∼57,000	∼9.1 × 104 (6.1 × 105)
ΘP (Kuhner et al. 1995)	0.012	∼87,000	Contemporary Nf
ΘML (Takahata et al. 1995)	0.0065	∼47,000	∼7.6 × 104 (5.1 × 105)
Estimator	or	Ne	Generations (yra) before present throughout which estimates apply
α-Enolase
Π (Tajima 1983)	3.08	∼208,000	∼7.9 × 105 (5.3 × 106)
θW (Watterson 1975)	4.29	∼290,000	∼1.1 × 106 (7.4 × 106)
ΘP (Kuhner et al. 1995)	0.043	∼720,000	Contemporary Ne
ΘML (Takahata et al. 1995)	0.012	∼201,000	∼7.6 × 105 (5.1 × 106)
Trans-species polymorphism	NAb	313,000	4.2 × 105 (2.8 × 106)

^aGiven a generation time of 6.7 years for least auklets (Walsh and Friesen 2003).

^bNot applicable.