Question

8. Is there any relationship between Fst and geographic distance? Is this relationship the same for the New Mexico and Ozark populations? Why or why not? 9. If you were a wildlife manager and had to write a management report on Collared Lizards, what would you say are the consequences of habitat fragmentation? What management recommendations might you make to decrease fragmentation in the Ozarks?

Answer 1

6. Based on the information table,Ozarks has higher FST value as compared to New Mexico because in Ozarks there is almost no sharing of the genetic material or no breeding with one another takes place.

Explanation;

FST means fixation index ,which can range from 0 to 1 value.

When FST=0 (Low FST)-Completing sharing of genetic material.

When FST=1(High FST)-No sharing of genetic material

In Ozarks we can see that most of the FST values are almost near to 1, whereas in New Mexico the values are near to 0.