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Table 1 ANCOVA for canal diameter and neuromast size (length, width) in the supraorbital and mandibular canals in two species

From: Heterochrony, modularity, and the functional evolution of the mechanosensory lateral line canal system of fishes

 

N

R 2

F

d.f.

P

Canal diameter (combined)

358

0.83

   

Species

  

175.4131

1, 354

<.0001

SL

  

732.5361

1, 354

<.0001

Species x SL

  

77.8231

1, 354

<.0001

Canal diameter (SO)

184

0.85

   

Species

  

128.5339

1, 180

<.0001

SL

  

391.6134

1, 180

<.0001

Species x SL

  

36.1964

1, 180

<.0001

Canal diameter (MD)

174

0.83

   

Species

  

62.1329

1, 170

<.0001

SL

  

369.4595

1, 170

<.0001

Species x SL

  

43.2358

1, 170

<.0001

 

N

R 2

F

d.f.

P

Neuromast length (combined)

389

0.61

   

Species

  

0.0775

1, 385

0.7809

SL

  

494.8616

1, 385

<.0001

Species x SL

  

3.7681

1, 385

0.0530

Neuromast length (SO)

194

0.69

   

Species

  

6.0854

1, 190

0.0145

SL

  

346.0935

1, 190

<.0001

Species x SL

  

0.4571

1, 190

0.4998

Neuromast length (MD)

195

0.73

   

Species

  

5.1958

1, 191

0.0237

SL

  

405.6425

1, 191

<.0001

Species x SL

  

7.987

1, 191

0.0052

 

N

R 2

F

d.f.

P

Neuromast width (combined)

389

0.89

   

Species

  

179.7582

1, 385

<.0001

SL

  

1548.252

1, 385

<.0001

Species x SL

  

135.6519

1, 385

<.0001

Neuromast width (SO)

194

0.9

   

Species

  

96.0182

1, 190

<.0001

SL

  

809.9263

1, 190

<.0001

Species x SL

  

71.6976

1, 190

<.0001

Neuromast width (MD)

195

0.91

   

Species

  

104.6486

1, 191

<.0001

SL

  

916.1915

1, 191

<.0001

Species x SL

  

79.312

1, 191

<.0001

  1. Analysis was carried out for supraorbital (SO) and mandibular (MD) canals together (combined) or individually in Tramitichromis and Aulonocara. SL = Standard length (fish size) in mm. All data were found to be normal. Significance = P <0.05. The Johnson-Neyman procedure was used to determine the region of non-significance for fish size for ANCOVAs with significant interaction terms (indicating heterogeneity of slopes, see text and Table 3 for additional details). See Figure 10 and Table 2 for ANOVA results and individual regressions.