Table 1 Genetic diversity indices (values are given as mean ± SE) and the pairwise population F_ST values of 5 Pelasgus thesproticus populations derived from 33 microsatellite loci

S1 - Drinos

30.64 ± 0.14

9.66 ± 0.88

4.99 ± 0.56

1.03 ± 0.23

1.63 ± 0.13

0.63 ± 0.04

0.69 ± 0.04

0.07 ± 0.03

69.70

0.027*

0.007

0.019*

0.023*

S1 - Drinos

S2 - Bënça

52.64 ± 0.55

8.21 ± 0.77

3.76 ± 0.34

1.27 ± 0.31

1.42 ± 0.11

0.61 ± 0.04

0.65 ± 0.04

0.05 ± 0.02

33.33

0.024*

0.023*

0.038*

S2 - Bënça

S3 - Tepelenë

43.61 ± 0.14

10.15 ± 0.94

4.83 ± 0.51

1.03 ± 0.22

1.62 ± 0.12

0.64 ± 0.04

0.69 ± 0.04

0.05 ± 0.02

57.58

0.014*

0.026*

S3 - Tepelenë

S4 - Kutë

43.73 ± 0.50

9.58 ± 0.87

4.45 ± 0.46

0.7 ± 0.15

1.57 ± 0.11

0.63 ± 0.04

0.68 ± 0.04

0.05 ± 0.03

57.58

0.027*

S4 - Kutë

S5 - Poçem

28.24 ± 0.17

7.58 ± 0.64

3.98 ± 0.42

0.61 ± 0.14

1.42 ± 0.11

0.62 ± 0.04

0.65 ± 0.04

0.04 ± 0.03

72.72

S5 - Poçem

Average number of individuals per locus (N), average number of alleles per locus (Na), number of effective alleles (Ae), average number of private alleles (Np), Shannon’s information index (I), observed heterozygosity (Ho), unbiased expected heterozygosity (uHe), inbreeding coefficient (F), percentage of loci deviating from HWE (%dHWE).

Pairwise population F_ST values. Values significantly higher than 0 are marked with an asterisk (*).