Genetic structure of neutral microsatellites and the NR1D1 cTNR
Our Jost’s D plot comparing neutral microsatellites and the NR1D1locus showed that the NR1D1 locus consistently fell outside of
the expected range of neutrality estimated with our 14 neutral
microsatellites, suggesting that this locus may be under selection in
lynx across their range (Fig., 3). Further, estimates of Jost’s D at theNR1D1 locus for all pairwise comparisons between Cape Breton
Island, Newfoundland, and the mainland population of lynx were lower
than neutral expectations, suggesting that they are much more similar
than expected based on gene flow. Alternatively, all comparisons
including lynx sampled south of the St. Lawrence River were higher than
neutral expectations, suggesting that they are much more different than
expected based on gene flow alone (Fig., 3).