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. 2007 Dec 21;7:247. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-7-247

Table 2.

Historical population expansion by clade

Upland Lowland Southeastern
Mean (obs.) 11.796 5.858 10.000
τ 11.250 (5.356 – 22.945) 2.180 (0.534 – 4.627) 3.000 (0.430 – 3.160)
θ0 4.945 0.002 0.219
θ1 4.962 4.003 0.290
SSD 0.047 P = 0.458 0.044 P = 0.056 0.155 P = 0.030
Raggedness Index 0.045 P = 0.640 0.142 P = 0.107 0.667 P = 0.620
t (MYA) 0.793 (0.378 – 1.618) 0.154 (0.038 – 0.326) ------
Fu's F 2.686 P = 0.880 -1.547 P = 0.324 8.007 P = 0.99
Tajima's D -1.707 P > 0.05 -0.834 P > 0.01 ------

Mismatch analysis parameters by clade: mean number of observed differences; expansion parameter τ (with upper and lower bounds at α = 0.05); θ is the substitution rate before (0) and after (1) the expansion; SSD tests the validity of a stepwise expansion model based on the sum of squares deviations between the observed and expected mismatch, with probability values (P). Non-significant mismatch values suggest population expansion. Raggedness Index is calculated similarly, and with probability values (P). Non-significant raggedness values suggest population expansion. Time since lineage expansion (t) is calculated from τ = 2μt, where μ = 1.0%/MYR for 709 bp. Under a model of sudden population expansion, Fu's F and Tajima's D are expected to be significantly negative. Some parameters are not estimated for the Southeastern Clade because of small sample sizes.