Reproductive isolation, evolutionary distinctiveness and setting conservation priorities: The case of European lake whitefish and the endangered North Sea houting (Coregonusspp.)

Table 3 Effective population size and migration rate

Focal population	Model assuming gene flow	N_e(95% CI)	m (95% CI)
VID	No	522.3 (213.7 – >4000)	NA
	Yes	1139.3 (1137.3 – 1141.3)	0.0007 (< 0.0001 – 0.0048)
RIN	No	521.4 (264.1 – 2641.2)	NA
	Yes	272.9 (160.7 – 527.9)	0.0062 (0.0050 – 0.0120)

Estimates of effective population size (N_e) and migration rate (m) and their 95% confidence intervals in VID and RIN, using two temporal methods assuming a closed population [56] and a population open to gene flow [57], respectively.

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