Multilocus microsatellite genotypes and population geographical coordinates in the southern Damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale)

Aim
Accelerating environmental changes caused by human activities result in habitat loss and fragmentation, profoundly affecting wildlife population genetic structure and evolution. Urbanised and geographically marginal areas are often characterized by unfavourable environments, reducing the connectivity among populations and resulting in an increase in population genetic differentiation and a decrease in intra-population genetic diversity. In this context, we examined the effect of geographic marginality and anthropogenic pressures on population genetic features in the protected southern damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale, Odonata), which has low dispersal capabilities and specific habitat requirements and whose populations are declining.
Location
Two contrasting areas were studied: one located in semi-natural habitats at the northern limit of the species geographic range (northern France) and the second one located within the species’ range core, in an urbanised area surrounding the cit..., Genotyping of individuals using microsatellite loci., , # Southern\_damselfly\_2023\_Sample\_genotype\_and\_locations

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.2v6wwpzvq](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.2v6wwpzvq)

**Contrasting patterns of spatial genetic structure in endangered southern damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale) populations facing habitat fragmentation and urbanisation. Diversity and Distributions** [Submitted manuscript]

**Data S1**

Samples raw data (genotype and locations)

**File list**

Southern_Damselfly_2023_Sample_genotype_and_locations.xlsx

**File descriptions**

Southern_damselfly_2023_Sample_genotype_and_locations.xlsx – File containing for each sample:

* the name of the individual (ID_Sample),
* the name of the site where it was sampled (ID_Site),
* the population to which it belongs (ID_Population),
* the sampling year (Year),
* the region where it was sampled (Region),
* its location (xcoord_WGS84. EPSG4326, ycoord_WGS84.EPSG4326),
* its genotype at the 11 microsattelite loci (l24,l34,l35,l63,l66,l02,l23,l37,l42,l60,l62).