Table 4

Description of genetic particularities observed in some localities for all markers considered.

Type

Localities

COII

ITS2

μsat.

Genetic particularities

Colony introduced without any detectable hybridization trace

Bastia

L

L

B

Forms an population in its own

Colony introduced with hybridization traces

Marseille C

C

C

C/B-I

Two merged colonies or only one hybrid colony

Viareggio

C

C

I

Autochthon microsatellite genotype

Autochthon colony with hybridization traces

Valle d'Alesani

C

C

I/C

Mainly allochtonous microsatellite alleles

Solenzara

C

C

C/I

Some allochtonous microsatellite alleles

Asymmetrical introgression

Castiglioncello

L

C

I

ITS2 regions in contradiction with the remaining genome

Follonica

C

L

I/C

Hybridization traces at the microsatellite loci level

Gianella

C

L

I

Mitochondrial corsicus-like genome linked to a nuclear lucifugus-like genome

Uccelina

C

L

I

F1-type hybrid

Uccelina 0

C

-

C-I

Heterozygosis at the microsatellite loci level

Provencal singular forms

Martigues

L

H

P

Marseille A, B

L

H

P

Cf. Figure 3

Plan de Cuques

L

H

P

Haplotype heterogeneity among the multiple copies of the ITS2 region

Vitrolles A

C

H

L

Vitrolles B

-

H

-

For ITS2 or COII haplotypes, C = R. l. corsicus, L = R. lucifugus, H = mixed forms. For microsatellite genotypes, B = Bastia, C = Corsica, I = Italy, P = Provence (letters correspond to populations defined by FCA).

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