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Table 1 Adult measurements and statistics

From: Developmental basis of phenotypic integration in two Lake Malawi cichlids

 

Value

Value as % of CA

Tukey’s HSD p value

p < 0.001

Whole body

     

HL/TL (%)

     

 CA

45.5

100.0

DC–CA

0

***

 DC

62.6

137.6

CA–F1

0.0047929

 

 F1

49.3

108.4

DC–F1

0

***

HW/TL (%)

     

 CA

20.4

100.0

DC–CA

0

***

 DC

14

68.6

CA–F1

0

***

 F1

17.5

85.8

DC–F1

0

***

HH/TL (%)

     

 CA

45

100.0

DC–CA

0.0439263

 

 DC

46.6

103.6

CA–F1

0.4426099

 

 F1

43.7

97.1

DC–F1

0.0021476

 

Neurocranium—lateral

     

LM 9–16 (cm)

     

 CA

0.454

100.0

DC–CA

0

***

 DC

0.87

191.6

CA–F1

0

***

 F1

0.701

154.4

DC–F1

0

***

Neurocranium—dorsal

     

LM 1–4 (cm)

     

 CA

0.875

100.0

DC–CA

0.00E+00

***

 DC

0.59

67.4

CA–F1

0.00E+00

***

 F1

0.76

86.9

DC–F1

1.60E−06

***

LM 3–5 (cm)

     

 CA

1.2

100.0

DC–CA

0

***

 DC

1.755

146.2

CA–F1

0

***

 F1

1.503

125.3

DC–F1

0

***

Upper jaw

     

LM 15–18 (cm)

     

 CA

0.942

100.0

DC–CA

0.0098987

 

 DC

1.006

106.7

CA–F1

0.0883702

 

 F1

0.984

104.5

DC–F1

0.5250552

 

LM 17–18 (cm)

     

 CA

0.868

100.0

DC–CA

0.000007

***

 DC

0.975

112.4

CA–F1

0.0000001

***

 F1

0.99

114.1

DC–F1

0.7184184

 

Angle (°)

     

 CA

82.244

100.0

DC–CA

0

***

 DC

71.795

87.3

CA–F1

0.0000004

***

 F1

74.241

90.3

DC–F1

0.172744

 

Lower jaw

     

LM 2–3 (cm)

     

 CA

0.491

100.0

DC–CA

0.00E+00

***

 DC

0.489

99.7

CA–F1

2.70E−06

***

 F1

0.5

101.8

DC–F1

6.07E−05

***

LM 1–2 (cm)

     

 CA

0.126

100.0

DC–CA

0

***

 DC

0.38

301.8

CA–F1

0.0021672

 

 F1

0.176

85.8

DC–F1

0

***

LM 4–5 (cm)

     

 CA

1.026

100.0

DC–CA

0.9954273

 

 DC

1.307

127.4

CA–F1

0.8679049

 

 F1

1.175

85.8

DC–F1

0.8364967

 

Suspensorium

     

LM 4–6 (cm)

     

 CA

1.462

100.0

DC–CA

0

***

 DC

1.846

126.3

CA–F1

0

***

 F1

1.726

85.8

DC–F1

0.0065184

 

LM 4–16 (cm)

     

 CA

0.993

100.0

DC–CA

0.0059836

 

 DC

1.068

107.5

CA–F1

0.0635394

 

 F1

1.042

85.8

DC–F1

0.4975703

 

CH length (cm)

     

 CA

1.168

100.0

DC–CA

0.0004644

***

 DC

1.309

112.1

CA–F1

0.5275445

 

 F1

1.139

85.8

DC–F1

0.0000847

***

Gill arches

     

CB1 (cm)

     

 CA

1.014

100.0

DC–CA

0.0000012

***

 DC

1.326

130.8

CA–F1

0.1081678

 

 F1

1.085

85.8

DC–F1

0.0000178

***

Raker spacing (cm)

     

 CA

0.072

100.0

DC–CA

0.0000007

***

 DC

0.117

161.4

CA–F1

0.0963697

 

 F1

0.082

85.8

DC–F1

0.0000094

***

LTP surface area (cm2)

     

 CA

0.074

100.0

DC–CA

0.0012159

 

 DC

0.06

82.0

CA–F1

0.0936795

 

 F1

0.067

85.8

DC–F1

0.0705696

 

LTP angle (°)

     

 CA

64.722

100.0

DC–CA

0.00E+00

***

 DC

45.722

70.6

CA–F1

7.00E−07

***

 F1

55.153

85.8

DC–F1

9.00E−07

***

LTP tooth spacing (mm)

     

 CA

0.187

100.0

DC–CA

0.0001263

***

 DC

0.253

135.5

CA–F1

0.0007875

***

 F1

0.141

85.8

DC–F1

0.0000003

***

UTP surface area (cm2)

     

 CA

0.06

100.0

DC–CA

0.0000159

***

 DC

0.038

63.6

CA–F1

0.2056407

 

 F1

0.055

85.8

DC–F1

0.0002116

***

UTP tooth spacing (mm)

     

 CA

0.247

100.0

DC–CA

0.1079726

 

 DC

0.28

113.0

CA–F1

0.0003853

***

 F1

0.172

85.8

DC–F1

0.0000155

***