TABLE 1.
Measures of population genetic diversity, genetic fitness, and non‐random mating for river otters in the source (WA) and reintroduced (URG) populations (2017–2019)
| Parameter a | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WA source (n = 19) | URG conservative (n = 30) | URG lenient (n = 37) | |
| AR | 4.44 (3.85–5.03) | 3.70 (2.84–4.56) | 3.69 (2.87–4.51) |
| HO | 0.69 (0.63–0.75) | 0.60 (0.48–0.72) | 0.57 (0.46–0.68) |
| HE | 0.68 (0.63–0.73) | 0.54 (0.46–0.62) | 0.53 (0.44–0.61) |
| NB | 95 (31–∞) | 15 (10–23) | 12 (7–18) |
| NE | 59 (19–∞) | 9 (6–14) | 8 (4–11) |
| F IS | −0.01 (−0.09 to 0.06) | −0.10 (−0.23 to 0.03) | −0.07 (−0.19 to 0.04) |
Two estimates are provided for the reintroduced population based on genotypes from conservative and lenient matching rules. Sample sizes of unique genotypes (n) are provided in parentheses next to each population data set and 95% confidence intervals are in parentheses next to each point estimate; infinity is denoted by ∞.
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Allelic richness (AR ), observed heterozygosity (HO ), expected heterozygosity (HE ), effective number of breeders (NB ), effective population size (NE ), and inbreeding coefficient (F IS).