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Table 3 Pairwise genetic distances within and between some of the taxa in the Locustella mandelli complex and the outgroups

From: Integrative taxonomy of the Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli complex reveals a new species from central China

Taxa

Divergence (%) uncorr. P (mean ± SD, range)

Divergence (%) Maximum Composite Likelihood + Γ (mean ± SD, range)

L. montis Java – L. montis Java

0.22 ± 0.24 (0.00 – 0.44)

0.23 ± 0.25 (0.00 – 0.45)

L. montis Java – L. montis Bali

0.55 ± 0.23 (0.44 – 0.89)

0.57 ± 0.23 (0.45 – 0.91)

L. chengi – L. chengi

0.24 ± 0.21 (0.00 – 0.74)

0.25 ± 0.21 (0.00 – 0.75)

L. mandelli – L mandelli

0.20 ± 0.10 (0.00 – 0.30)

0.21 ± 0.14 (0.00 – 0.90)

L. chengi – L. mandelli

1.01 ± 0.16 (0.59 – 1.33)

1.03 ± 0.17 (0.60 – 1.37)

L. mandelli – L. m. idonea

0.79 ± 0.12 (0.59 – 0.89)

0.80 ± 0.12 (0.60 – 0.90)

L. seebohmi – L. mandelli/L. m. idonea/L. chengi

0.82 ± 0.17 (0.59 – 1.19)

0.84 ± 0.17 (0.60 – 1.21)

L. seebohmi – L.montis/L. timorensis

0.87 ± 0.22 (0.74 – 1.19)

0.88 ± 0.23 (0.75 – 1.22)

L. timorensis – L. montis

0.48 ± 0.23 (0.30 – 0.74)

0.48 ± 0.23 (0.30 – 0.76)

L. montis – L. mandelli/L. m. idonea/L. chengi

1.00 ± 0.25 (0.44 – 1.48)

1.02 ± 0.26 (0.45 – 1.53)

L. seebohmi – L. montis

0.92 ± 0.25 (0.74 – 1.19)

0.94 ± 0.26 (0.75 – 1.22)

L. timorensis – other taxa in the L. mandelli complex

0.76 ± 0.19 (0.30 – 1.04)

0.77 ± 0.19 (0.30 – 1.05)

L. alishanensis – L. mandelli complex

3.35 ± 0.22 (2.96 – 3.85)

3.55 ± 0.24 (3.11 – 4.11)

L. davidi – L. thoracica

4.4

4.9

  1. L. mandelli includes both L. m. mandelli and L. m. melanorhyncha. See Additional file 1: Table S1 for samples used.