Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of a Threatened African Tree Species, Milicia excelsa, Using Nuclear Microsatellites DNA Markers

Table 1

Geographical locations and genetic diversity parameters estimated in 12 Milicia excelsa populations.

Populations	Longitude (^∘E)	Latitude (^∘N)	n	AR	Pa	HO	HE	𝐹IS
Ketou	002^∘35^′45.2^′′	07^∘20^′59.2^′′	20	4.71	2	0.50	0.853	0.440
Aplahoue	001^∘50^′42.6^′′	07^∘05^′06.4^′′	21	4.29	2	0.48	0.783	0.332
Lokossa	001^∘40^′16.4^′′	06^∘45^′26.1^′′	20	5.86	5	0.57	0.838	0.320
Niaouli	002^∘08^′08.1^′′	06^∘44^′16.1^′′	15	4.00	2	0.48	0.826	0.432
Sakete	002^∘04^′49.6^′′	07^∘18^′16.1^′′	17	3.71	1	0.51	0.762	0.327
Biro	0023^∘5^′34.8|^′′	06^∘37^′05.2^′′	15	4.00	3	0.53	0.732	0.233
Bohicon	002^∘56^′28.8^′′	09^∘56^′11.2^′′	18	5.00	2	0.59	0.855	0.314
Bante	001^∘58^′06.6^′′	08^∘13^′49.2^′′	15	3.86	2	0.52	0.823	0.365
Bassila	001^∘39^′16.9^′′	09^∘02^′36.1^′′	17	4.43	2	0.63	0.806	0.211
Save	002^∘31^′16.1^′′	08^∘04^′27.9^′′	16	4.57	1	0.64	0.826	0.166
Tamarou	002^∘39^′38.4^′′	09^∘38^′17.7^′′	17	5.57	4	0.53	0.850	0.358
Djougou	001^∘26^′04.8^′′	10^∘07^′27.4^′′	21	5.14	3	0.53	0.780	0.296
Mean				4.60	29	0.54	0.811	0.316
Standard error			212			0.016	0.012	0.025

Number of individual sampled (n); mean number of alleles per locus (AR); total number of private alleles (Pa); Observed heterozygosity (H_O) and Expected heterozygosity (H_E); and inbreeding coefficient (𝐹_IS ). Put this formula in the text after citing Slatkin [14].