Table 2.
Comparison of FST estimates (means with range in parentheses) between Linepithema humile nests and nest groups from Australia and potential source populations based on 11 microsatellite markers. The number of nests in comparison between locations is given in brackets
| Location | Melbourne [8] | Adelaide [8] | Perth [8] | Perth [6] | PE2 | PE8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | ||||||
| Melbourne [8] | 0.009 (−0.032 to 0.097) | |||||
| Adelaide [8] | 0.116 (0.034 to 0.209) | 0.001 (−0.015 to 0.033) | ||||
| Perth [8] | 0.185 (0.063 to 0.303) | 0.138 (−0.001 to 0.234) | 0.111 (0.010 to 0.266) | |||
| Perth [6] | 0.187 (0.096 to 0.291) | 0.161 (0.098 to 0.234) | 0.073 (0.010 to 0.128) | 0.061 (0.010 to 0.106) | ||
| PE2 | 0.105 (0.063 to 0.139) | 0.016 (−0.001 to 0.034) | 0.105 (0.078 to 0.128) | 0.109 (0.080 to 0.128) | ||
| PE8 | 0.255 (0.211 to 0.303) | 0.119 (0.105 to 0.144) | 0.218 (0.078 to 0.266) | 0.242 (0.210 to 0.266) | 0.078 | |
| Native and other introduced ranges | ||||||
| Ita Ibate, Argentina (II) | 0.494 (0.460 to 0.520) | 0.460 (0.422 to 0.492) | 0.474 (0.409 to 0.514) | 0.487 (0.467 to 0.514) | 0.409 | 0.459 |
| Costanera Sur, Argentina (CS) | 0.449 (0.427 to 0.474) | 0.427 (0.402 to 0.448) | 0.446 (0.397 to 0.484) | 0.455 (0.430 to 0.484) | 0.397 | 0.442 |
| Catalonia (CT) | 0.484 (0.451 to 0.513) | 0.431 (0.384 to 0.462) | 0.461 (0.378 to 0.522) | 0.482 (0.467 to 0.522) | 0.378 | 0.418 |
| Europe Main (EU) | 0.068 (0.004 to 0.101) | 0.053 (0.030 to 0.083) | 0.087 (0.030 to 0.150) | 0.091 (0.062 to 0.150) | 0.030 | 0.121 |
| La Jolla, California (CA1) | 0.116 (0.081 to 0.148) | 0.084 (0.051 to 0.125) | 0.148 (0.062 to 0.190) | 0.155 (0.090 to 0.176) | 0.062 | 0.190 |
| Davis, California (CA2) | 0.157 (0.131 to 0.182) | 0.089 (0.076 to 0.108) | 0.196 (0.091 to 0.230) | 0.213 (0.162 to 0.230) | 0.091 | 0.195 |
| North Carolina (NC) | 0.258 (0.185 to 0.303) | 0.131 (0.091 to 0.178) | 0.252 (0.137 to 0.308) | 0.269 (0.253 to 0.308) | 0.137 | 0.261 |
| Auckland, New Zealand (NZ1) | 0.046 (0.014 to 0.087) | 0.181 (0.137 to 0.231) | 0.218 (0.150 to 0.308) | 0.216 (0.150 to 0.308) | 0.161 | 0.288 |
| Wellington, New Zealand (NZ2) | 0.016 (−0.005 to 0.054) | 0.148 (0.096 to 0.214) | 0.192 (0.129 to 0.278) | 0.187 (0.129 to 0.272) | 0.136 | 0.278 |
| South Africa (SA) | 0.466 (0.439 to 0.502) | 0.457 (0.422 to 0.490) | 0.502 (0.430 to 0.556) | 0.523 (0.498 to 0.556) | 0.430 | 0.451 |
| Saint Helena (SH) | 0.465 (0.442 to 0.499) | 0.455 (0.419 to 0.489) | 0.495 (0.422 to 0.549) | 0.516 (0.493 to 0.549) | 0.422 | 0.445 |
*Perth is considered in several ways: all eight nests, six nest excluding nests 2 (PE2) and 8 (PE8) that diverged from other Perth nests, and PE2 and PE8 separately.