Phylogeographic analysis of the genus Platycephalus along the coastline of the northwestern Pacific inferred by mitochondrial DNA

Table 3 Analysis of molecular variation (AMOVA) of the Platycephalus sp. 1 populations based on mitochondrial control region fragments with different group breaks

Groups	Source of variation	Variance components	Percentage of variation	Φ Statistics	P
(A) One group	Among populations	0.08	8.4	Φ_ST = 0.08	0.0000
(A) One group	Within populations	0.87	91.6	–	–
(B) Two groups: Pacific coast of Japan, Chinese coastal seas	Among groups	0.39	37.9	Φ_CT = 0.38	0.0440
	Among populations within groups	0.01	0.9	Φ_SC = 0.01	0.0078
	Within populations	0.63	61.2	Φ_ST = 0.38	0.0000
(C) Four groups: Pacific coast of Japan, Bohai and Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea	Among groups	0.11	11.1	Φ_CT = 0.11	0.0078
	Among populations within groups	−0.01	−0.2	Φ_SC = -0.01	0.7410
	Within populations	0.87	89.2	Φ_ST = 0.11	0.0000

(A) All Platycephalus sp. 1 populations were calculated as a whole group; (B) Platycephalus sp. 1 populations were split into two groups: Pacific coast of Japan group – TO, and Chinese coastal seas group – all other populations; (C) Platycephalus sp. 1 populations were split into four groups: Pacific coast of Japan group - TO, Bohai and Yellow Sea group – DL, DY, WH, QD, NT, East China Sea group – ZS, ND, CL, XM, South China Sea group – GD, BH, FC

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