3.2 Population genetic structure
The MDS plots showed evidence of four distinct genetic clusters in the
scrubtit (Figure 2a). Within mainland Tasmania, individuals sampled in
the northeast of the state and on the Tasman Peninsula were distinct
from the rest of the mainland population. King Island scrubtits formed
their own cluster distinct from the Tasmanian scrubtit, with additional
substructuring into three subpopulations when analysed independently
(Figure 2b).