AMOVA (Analysis of Molecular Variance) for four Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) breeding Grounds
ST is the
equivalent of FST for haploid
data like mtDNA sequences. The four breeding
populations of Harp Seals show significant
differentiation of trans-Atlantic comparisons (ST
= 0.13 for NL Ice Front
vs WS White Sea) as well as between the two
eastern populations (ST = 0.10
for the WS White Sea vs GS Jan Mayen Island in
the Greenland Sea). The SG Gulf and NL Ice Front
populations are not significantly differentiated (ST
= 0.03).