Genetic diversity and family groups detected in a coyote population with red wolf ancestry on Galveston Island, Texas

Table 2 Diversity statistics derived from 15 nDNA microsatellite loci for each reference group of Canis in North America and samples from on or adjacent to Galveston Island, Texas

Population	n	H_o	H_e	A_R	N_PA	F	F_IS
Red wolf	19	0.650	0.638	3.83	1	− 0.050	− 0.0084
Gray wolf	38	0.649	0.746	4.63	0	0.121	0.1436
Domestic dog	38	0.602	0.721	4.65	4	0.142	0.1777
Mexican wolf	14	0.458	0.443	2.43	1	− 1.85E⁻⁴	0.0042
Southeastern coyote	107	0.725	0.813	5.69	20	0.110	0.1136
TX Mainland	7	0.722	0.722	4.62	2	− 0.005	0.0778
Galveston Island	50	0.729	0.785	4.60	3	0.027	0.0151

H_O observed heterozygosity, H_E expected heterozygosity, A_R allelic richness, N_PA number of private alleles, F fixation index, F_IS inbreeding coefficient

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