Results/Conclusions
We found that no population was at Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium over all loci tested and a small to moderate amount of inbreeding present. All populations were significantly differentiated from each other with both FST and RST measured of population differentiation. We observed a total of 2.4 effective migrants per generation along the entire coast and the presence of population structure. The coast segregated into three populations using a model-based clustering analysis. An effective management plan that maintains the connectivity between populations is critical to the continued success of Crocodylus acutus in Costa Rica.