Mitochondrial and Nuclear Markers Reveal Contrasting Patterns of Genetic Diversity in the Red Palm Weevil (<i>Rhynchophorus ferrugineus</i>) from Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia.

Statistical comparison of nucleotide diversity estimates demonstrated that the observed differences between markers were highly significant (Z = 27.66, p < 0.001), confirming that the increased variability detected by ITS reflected true biological differences rather than sampling-associated variation.

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