Table 3

Long-term Ne estimates based on genetic diversity (expected heterozygosity) in each collection site, assuming microsatellite loci follow an SMM (see text).

Collection site
He
Ne (± SD)
Neμ
RR

Cameroon
Simbock
0.814
42,396 ± 10,934
3.488
7.7:1

Olama
0.818
40,670 ± 10,651
3.649
8.1:1

Nyabessan
0.833
53,046 ± 14,269
4.357
9.3:1

Mouloundou
0.830
45,606 ± 12,092
4.20
9.3:1
DRC
Kenge
0.771
36,901 ± 24,361
2.259
5:1

Tsakalakuku
0.228
5,230 ± 1,602
0.085
0.188:1
Uganda
Bufumira
0.534
7,983 ± 2,316
0.451
1

He, unbiased heterozygosity [15]; Ne, mean effective population size calculated across all loci (± standard deviation); μ, mutation rate; RR, relative ratio of Neμ compared to the A. m. moucheti population with the smallest effective population size (Bufurima island).

Antonio-Nkondjio et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:120   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-120