Table 4. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) in R. decussatus using different subdivision levels.
| Subdivision levels1 |
Percentage of variation | F-statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Among groups |
Among populations within groups |
Within populations |
FCT | FSC | FST | |
| 3 | −0.020 | 0.110 | 99.900 | −0.002 | 0.001* | 0.001* |
| 4 | 0.010 | 0.100 | 99.890 | 0.000 | 0.001* | 0.001* |
| 5 | 3.553 | 0.103 | 96.344 | 0.036* | 0.001 | 0.037* |
Notes:
1
Three levels: Rías Altas, Rías Baixas and Gulf of Cadiz vs North coast of Portugal vs Adriatic Sea. Four levels: Rías Altas vs Rías Baixas and Gulf of Cadiz vs North coast of Portugal vs Adriatic Sea. Five levels: Rías Altas vs Rías Baixas vs North coast of Portugal vs Gulf of Cadiz vs Adriatic Sea. FCT, fixation index among groups; FSC, fixation index among populations within groups; FST, fixation index within populations.
*
Significant at P < 0.001.