Figure 5.

Simulated loss of genetic diversity over time (in generations) of Ornithorhynchus anatinus individuals on Kangaroo Island, South Australia (H_E, average heterozygosity and A, average allele number). The population was assumed to have commenced with levels of genetic diversity similar to that found in the present day upper Yarra population in Victoria. One thousand Monte Carlo simulations were run for 13 microsatellite loci assuming random mating, nonoverlapping generations and N_e= 11. Solid lines indicate means and dotted lines represent 95% confidence intervals. The current genetic diversity of the Kangaroo Island population is indicated by a black diamond.