Figure 5.
Population genetics of Acanthaster planci. (a) Many adults covering corals. (b) Location of collecting sites in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. (c) Population genetics showing five different populations that diverged approximately 0.7 MYA. The five distinct population comprise mixtures of individuals from Okinawa, Miyako, and Iriomote Islands. (d) PCA of the populations, supporting the population genetic profile shown in (c).