Appendix B: Summary table of the dynamics of genetic diversity during the experiment.
Mean ± Standard Error are listed for each selection regime and generation. A total number of 2376 individuals were genotyped at 10 microsatellite loci over the course of the experiment.
Selection regime
Generations of selection
Measure of genetic diversity 0 4 8 12
Number of alleles Control large 2.987± 0.141 3.05± 0.150 3.037± 0.167 2.962± 0.156 Control small 2.987± 0.141 2.912± 0.147 2.7± 0.122 2.6± 0.130 Coevolved large 2.987± 0.141 3.075± 0.164 2.937± 0.148 3.187± 0.198 Coevolved small 2.987± 0.141 3± 0.138 2.762± 0.124 2.712± 0.124 Shannon index Control large 2.256± 0.097 2.193± 0.085 2.172± 0.089 2.162± 0.090 Control small 2.256± 0.097 2.121± 0.093 1.952± 0.084 1.840± 0.081 Coevolved large 2.256± 0.097 2.302± 0.090 2.261± 0.101 2.227± 0.095 Coevolved small 2.256± 0.097 2.117± 0.085 1.993± 0.075 1.911± 0.079 Observed heterozygosity Control large 0.690± 0.040 0.460± 0.026 0.451± 0.025 0.446± 0.025 Control small 0.690± 0.040 0.426± 0.025 0.393± 0.026 0.382± 0.028 Coevolved large 0.690± 0.040 0.491± 0.025 0.472± 0.024 0.467± 0.026 Coevolved small 0.690± 0.040 0.471± 0.024 0.436± 0.026 0.396± 0.026 Expected heterozygosity Control large 0.486± 0.023 0.484± 0.021 0.476± 0.021 0.470± 0.022 Control small 0.486± 0.023 0.454± 0.023 0.411± 0.024 0.374± 0.025 Coevolved large 0.486± 0.023 0.509± 0.020 0.490± 0.021 0.482± 0.022 Coevolved small 0.486± 0.023 0.469± 0.020 0.435± 0.022 0.409± 0.022 Fis (inbreeding coefficient) Control large -0.35± 0.055 0.054± 0.031 0.071± 0.028 0.045± 0.028 Control small -0.35± 0.055 0.060± 0.028 0.056± 0.026 0.006± 0.029 Coevolved large -0.35± 0.055 0.042± 0.028 0.038± 0.029 0.034± 0.030 Coevolved small -0.35± 0.055 0.008± 0.028 0.023± 0.034 0.039± 0.032
