Short summary of available information on the development of the population of white-tailed deer in Finland in the establishment phase.

<p>Population size (N) is an estimate of all individuals (calves, 1-year olds and adults) of both sexes. Information on population composition distinguishes female (f) and male (m) age groups. Detailed information on the establishment and available census statistics for the period 1934–1984 are provided in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0043482#pone.0043482.s001" target="_blank">Table S1</a>.</p

Temporal trend in population sizes (on 10-based logarithmic scale) of white-tailed deer adults and calves of both sexes after founding of the population.

<p>Plotted are both estimates found in the literature (dots) and the population sizes predicted by the individual-based population genetics model under the assumed vital and reproductive rates (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0043482#pone.0043482.s002" target="_blank">Table S2</a>). The solid line shows the average population sizes and the dotted lines the lower (2.5 percentile) and upper (97.5 percentile) of 1000 model replicates. The predicted population dynamics underlying all three founding scenarios (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0043482#pone-0043482-t003" target="_blank">Table 3</a>) are similar.</p

Basic population-level statistics of genetic variability in the Finnish population and the population from Oklahoma (N for both 72).

<p>Allelic richness (A_R) and expected heterozygosity (H_E) are presented per locus and over loci.</p

Summary of the observed heterozygosity (H) and allelic richness (AR) of the white-tailed deer population and in individual-based population genetic simulations of its introduction.

<p>Different scenarios (Sc.) were simulated. Scenario A simulated the introduction in 1934 of three females and one male of either maximal (A1) or minimal initial heterozygosity (A2) in 14 loci, assuming their allelic richness per locus is equal to that observed in the current population. Scenario B explores the consequences of maximal allelic richness ( = 8) per locus in the founding population (H₀ must be 1). Scenario C explores the consequences of a successful second introduction (2^nd intr.) in 1949 of one male and three females, assumed to be all heterozygous and carrying novel alleles. All values are means and (in brackets), the 2.5- and 97.5-percentile of 1000 population replicates. Reported are the heterozygosity and allelic richness predicted by the model. Observed H was measured in 2009/2010 (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0043482#pone-0043482-t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a>). Vital rates were set to values which allowed the modelled population sizes to mimic the observed ones (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0043482#pone-0043482-g001" target="_blank">Fig. 1</a>).</p

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