Table 1 Number of individuals (N), Heterozygosity observed (H_o) and expected (H_e), nucleotide diversity (π), and inbreeding coefficient (F_is). Buffalo populations except BC and BGI (both with n = 1) show a lower H_o than H_e, a comparable level of nucleotide diversity. On the contrary, F_IS is particularly high in Gorongosa and Marromeu populations

Coutada 9

1

0.00385 ± 0.0002

0.00192 ± 0.0001

0.0039 ± 0.0002

0

Catuane

3

0.00395 ± 0.0002

0.17297 ± 0.0007

0.2094 ± 0.00084

0.379 ± 0.0011

Gilè

1

0.00405 ± 0.0002

0.00203 ± 0.0001

0.0041 ± 0.0002

0

Gorongosa

26

0.00420 ± 0.0001

0.28581 ± 0.0005

0.2915 ± 0.0005

0.936 ± 0.0025

Marromeu

30

0.00407 ± 0.0001

0.28441 ± 0.0005

0.2895 ± 0.0005

0.926 ± 0.0045

Namaacha

9

0.00390 ± 0.0001

0.22539 ± 0.0006

0.2398 ± 0.0007

0.627 ± 0.0018