Table 6

Univariate ANOVAs for morphometric trait variation by habitat (Means in mm)

Trait (mm)
Gallery Mean (SD)
Ihazoara Mean (SD)
Spiny Mean (SD)
Total Mean (SD)
F
P value

Skull length
33.3 (.83)
32.6 (1.26)
31.4 (2.55)
32.3 (1.99)
9.37
<.001
Ear length
22.8 (.87)
22.8 (1.30)
21.9 (1.07)
22.4 (1.17)
8.04
<.01
Body length
93.6 (8.00)
88.4 (10.23)
82.7 (15.63)
87.5 (13.02)
7.09
<.01
Tail length
146.4 (8.45)
147.5 (7.33)
142.0 (12.05)
144.9 (10.08)
3.25
<.05
Canine height
1.7 (.13)
1.7 (.15)
1.63 (.17)
1.7 (.15)
1.91
NS
Bizygomatic
20.3 (1.1)
20.1 (.95)
20.8 (.61)
20.4 (6.23)
0.13
NS

Heckman et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2006 6:98   doi:10.1186/1471-2148-6-98