Table 5.
Maximum composite likelihood parameter estimates and confidence intervals for the best‐fit 6‐parameter demographic model in Figure 5B. Parameters are effective population sizes (N) in individuals and times of divergence (T) in years
| Demographic parameter | Estimate | 95% C.I. |
|---|---|---|
| Na: size of Gopherus ancestral population | 336,200 | 328,000–344,000 |
| Nmoj: size of contemporary Mojave population | 128,400 | 122,000–135,000 |
| Nsin‐son: size of contemporary Sinaloan population | 149,600 | 143,000–156,000 |
| Nson: size of contemporary Sonoran population | 600,000 | 548,000–668,000 |
| Tdiv‐1: time of Mojave divergence | 5,900,000 | 5,597,000–6,183,000 |
| Tdiv‐2: time of Sinaloan and Sonoran divergence | 5,650,000 | 5,376,000–5,967,000 |