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Table 4 Effective population size (Ne) estimates based on genetic diversity (expected heterozygosity) at each collection site, assuming a stepwise mutation model

From: Three sympatric clusters of the malaria vector Anopheles culicifacies E (Diptera: Culicidae) detected in Sri Lanka

Location

He

Ne

RR

Anuradhapura

0.66655

9992

2.42

Monaragala

0.68457

11313

2.74

Thanamalwila

0.69325

12034

2.92

Kandy

0.75400

19405

4.70

Kataragama

0.51772

4124

1

Nikaweratiya

0.66368

9801

2.38

Pooled population

0.69986

12626

3.06

  1. He - unbiased heterozygosity, Ne - mean effective population size calculated across all loci, μ - mutation rate, RR - relative ratio of Neμ compared to the An. culicifacies population with the smallest effective population size (Kataragama)
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Parasites & Vectors

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