Table 3

Genetic divergence among Myiopsitta monachus subspecies

a. Analysis of molecular variance including all subspecies


Subspecies

Source of

d.f.

% of

P-value

variation

variation


M. m. calita

Among

3

61.23

<0.0001

M. m. cotorra

Within

74

38.77

M. m. monachus

Total

77

M. m. luchsi

b. Analysis of molecular variance excluding M. m. luchsi

Subspecies

Source of

d.f.

% of

P-value

variation

variation

M. m. calita

Among

2

3.59

0.1369

M. m. cotorra

Within

61

96.41

M. m. monachus

Total

63

c. Diagnostic characters and fixation indices*

Subspecies

M. m. calita

M. m. cotorra

M. m. monachus

M. m. luchsi

M. m. calita

-

-0.0370

0.0500

0.8062**

M. m. cotorra

0

-

0.0422

0.8266**

M. m. monachus

0

0

-

0.7757**

M. m. luchsi

5

3

3

-


‡ Among populations, within populations or total.

* Number of diagnostic characters (below diagonal) and PhiST (above diagonal) based on mtDNA control region sequence data.

** Indicates statistical significance (p < 0.001).

Russello et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008 8:217   doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-217

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