Patterns of genetic differentiation.
To estimate the extent of genetic differentiation across the different
stages of the linear transport infrastructure project, we estimated F
and G statistics (Jost 2008; Jost et al. 2018) and the mutual
information I (Sherwin et al. 2006; Sherwin 2010; Sherwinet al. 2017) using GenAlex program V6. (Peakall & Smouse 2006;
Peakall & Smouse 2012). Mutual information is a measure of genetic
differentiation that not only avoids undue emphasis on rare or common
alleles (unlike allele-sharing measures or Fst/Gst/Dest respectively),
but also is purely a measure of differentiation, without influence of
either within-location variation or total variation over all locations
(unlike Fst/Gst/Dest) (Sherwinet al. 2017, 2021).