Table 1.

ANOVA of fitness components for control lines and mutation accumulation lines

Trait	Generation	Source	Raw data			Transformed data
			df	MS	F-value	df	MS	F-value
Germination	Controls	Line	933	0.0495	1.18***	933	0.0457	1.13***
		Error	1,758	0.0419		1,758	0.0403
	Mutation	Line	925	0.0528	1.41***	925	0.0491	1.35***
	accumulation	Error	1,744	0.0376		1,744	0.0364
Fruit set	Controls	Line	932	1635.2	3.61***	932	505.5	1.27***
		Error	1,808	452.9		1,808	397.9
	Mutation	Line	923	1670.4	3.24***	923	553.7	1.28***
	accumulation	Error	1,791	516.0		1,791	433.3
Seeds per fruit	Controls	Line	143	160.6	1.83***	143	80.6	1.21
		Error	277	87.6		277	66.5
	Mutation	Line	142	223.9	2.90***	142	112.5	1.71***
	accumulation	Error	273	77.2		272	65.6
Total fitness,	Controls	Line	124	1584.8	2.55***	124	708.5	1.13
× 10−3		Error	250	621.0		250	625.5
	Mutation	Line	126	1352.0	2.58***	126	715.7	1.41*
	accumulation	Error	254	523.6		254	507.3

ANOVAs are presented for both the raw values of the fitness components and the transformed values, where each observation was calculated as the deviation from the mean value for the flat (see text for details). ∗, P < 0.05; ∗∗∗, P < 0.001. MS, mean square.