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. 2006 Nov 24;5:115. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-115

Table 2.

Short-term Ne based on temporal changes in microsatellite allele frequency

10 generations per year 12 generations per year 20 generations per year
Sampling Interval Folonzo
Ne-Fa (95% CI)
Ne-MLb (95% CI)
Kiribina
Ne-F (95% CI)
Ne-ML (95% CI)
Folonzo
Ne-Fa (95% CI)
Ne-MLb (95% CI)
Kiribina
Ne-F (95% CI)
Ne-ML (95% CI)
Folonzo
Ne-Fa (95% CI)
Ne-MLb (95% CI)
Kiribina
Ne-F (95% CI)
Ne-ML (95% CI)

2000–2001 2,083 (665-∞) 811 (397-3,323) 2,500 (798-∞) 973 (476-3,987) 4,167 (1,330-∞) 1,622 (1,330-∞)
2,736 (807-NDc) 1,081 (507-11,836) 3,248 (967-NDc) 1,288 (605-13,747) 5,300 (1,616-NDc) 2,120 (987-NDc)
2001–2002 2,166 (649-∞) 744 (357-3,324) 2,599 (779-∞) 893 (428-3,989) 4,332 (1,299-∞) 1,488 (714-6,648)
1,876 (685-NDc) 588 (324-1,338) 2,227 (813-NDc) 597 (347-1,391) 3,637 (1,309-NDc) 982 (571-2,282)
2000–2002 7,363 (1,635-∞) 941 (543–1,990) 8,835 (1,963-∞) 1,129 (651–2,389) 14,726 (3,271-∞) 1,882 (1,086–3,981)
3,404 (1,430-NDc) 865 (571–1,512) 4,064 (1707-NDc) 1,034 (682–1,807) 3,404 (1,430-NDc) 1,710 (1,127–2,988)

aNe estimated based on the standardized variance in allele frequency change (F) [21]

bNe estimated using the maximum likelihood (ML) approach implemented in MLNE 2.0 [24]

cND, not determined. See methods.