Table 6. AMOVA results pairs of wild populations of Penaeus merguiensis

Parameters	df	SS	VC	PV	Fixation indices	p-value
Coastal regions (AS and GOT)
Between coastal regions	1	810.77	9.32	76.68	0.7668	0.0450^ns
Among populations within coastal regions	5	97.34	0.63	5.15	0.2209	< 0.0001
Within populations	189	417.30	2.21	18.17	0.8183	< 0.0001
Geographic locations (AS, Upper GOT and Lower GOT)
Among groups	2	835.96	6.23	69.17	0.6917	0.0547^ns
Among populations within groups	4	72.15	0.57	6.32	0.2051	< 0.0001
Within populations	189	417.30	2.21	24.51	0.7549	< 0.0001
Phylogenetic group
Among phylogenetic groups	2	875.53	7.46	75.49	0.7549	0.0059
Among populations within phylogenetic groups	4	32.59	0.22	2.18	0.0890	< 0.0001
Within populations	189	417.30	2.21	22.33	0.7767	< 0.0001

AMOVA, Analysis of molecular variance; AS, Andaman Sea; GOT, Gulf of Thailand; df, degree of freedom; SS, sum of squares; VC, variance components; PV, percentage of variation, ^ns, not significant following Bonferroni’s adjustment (p < 0.025 for AS and GOT grouping and p < 0.0167 for AS, upper- and lower GOT grouping).