Table 3 |
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Nested analysis of variance comparing traits between selection treatments and between blocks nested within treatment. The means used in the analysis have been standardised for the effect of block. |
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Measured character |
Selection treatment |
Block within treatment |
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df |
F |
P |
Df |
F |
P |
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PARTITIONED-AQUARIA BEHAVIOUR TRIALS |
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Male attractiveness |
3, 4 |
0.31 |
0.820 |
4, 444 |
0.21 |
0.935 |
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Female preference for attractive males |
3, 4 |
0.93 |
0.505 |
4, 444 |
0.31 |
0.869 |
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Female responsiveness |
3, 4 |
2.32 |
0.217 |
4, 444 |
1.30 |
0.268 |
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Female discrimination |
3, 4 |
0.22 |
0.881 |
4, 444 |
1.11 |
0.351 |
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OPEN-AQUARIA BEHAVIOUR TRIALS |
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Male attractiveness |
3, 4 |
2.85 |
0.169 |
4, 376 |
0.47 |
0.760 |
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Female responsiveness |
3, 4 |
0.51 |
0.694 |
4, 184 |
0.91 |
0.459 |
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MALE ORNAMENTATION |
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Body size |
3, 4 |
1.09 |
0.451 |
4, 444 |
6.49 |
0.000 |
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Tail size |
3, 4 |
1.67 |
0.309 |
4, 444 |
2.29 |
0.059 |
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Black |
3, 4 |
0.70 |
0.598 |
4, 444 |
1.52 |
0.194 |
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Fuzzy black |
3, 4 |
1.55 |
0.332 |
4, 444 |
0.82 |
0.513 |
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Orange |
3, 4 |
1.14 |
0.433 |
4, 444 |
3.11 |
0.015 |
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Iridescence |
3, 4 |
7.31 |
0.042 |
4, 444 |
0.49 |
0.746 |
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Yellow |
3, 4 |
4.52 |
0.090 |
4, 444 |
0.76 |
0.553 |
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Tail colour |
3, 4 |
0.23 |
0.874 |
4, 444 |
11.29 |
0.000 |
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Spot number |
3, 4 |
11.22 |
0.020 |
4, 444 |
4.70 |
0.001 |
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Hall et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2004 4:1 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-4-1 |
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