highly significantP < 0.001
Genetic diversity in the five European wildcat biogeographic groups The total genetic variability was significantly partitioned among the three cat subspecies ( ф ST = 0.159; F ST = 0.068; R ST = 0.392) and among the five European wildcats biogeographic groups ( ф ST = 0.103; F ST = 0.108; R ST = 0.143; AMOVA; all ф ST values highly significant with P < 0.001).