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. 2009 Jan 7;4(1):e3876. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003876

Table 1. Statistical analyses of fly size variation at the start vs the end of positive size selection.

Effect Population mean sizes Upper quartile sizes
F DF p F DF p
10 kPa vs 21 kPa: Generations 1 vs 11, during truncation selection for large size
Females Females
aPO2 69.09 2, 15 <0.0001 89.75 2, 15 <0.0001
Generation 95.98 2, 15 <0.0001 77.98 2, 15 <0.0001
aPO2×Generation 23.28 2, 15 <0.0001 24.07 2, 15 <0.0001
Males Males
aPO2 45.32 2, 15 <0.0001 95.52 2, 15 <0.0001
Generation 39.52 2, 15 <0.0001 157.58 2, 15 <0.0001
aPO2×Generation 9.18 2, 15 <0.0025 14.18 2, 15 <0.0004
21 kPa vs 40 kPa: Generations 1 vs 11, during truncation selection for large size
Females Females
aPO2 0.05 2, 15 0.9531 4.36 2, 15 <0.0322
Generation 52.14 2, 15 <0.0001 36.20 2, 15 <0.0001
aPO2×Generation 3.04 2, 15 0.0781 1.52 2, 15 0.2500
Males Males
aPO2 0.921 2, 15 0.4197 0.71 2, 15 0.5084
Generation 73.46 2, 15 <0.0001 62.90 2, 15 <0.0001
aPO2×Generation 7.23 2, 15 <0.0063 3.33 2, 15 0.0636

Repeated measures ANOVA statistics for the first and last generations that experienced directional selection for larger size, comparing hypoxic-reared (10 kPa, top) or hyperoxic-reared flies (40 kPa, bottom) to the control or normoxic-reared flies (21 kPa). Significant p values are boldfaced. In all cases, hypoxic-reared flies were significantly smaller than normoxic-reared flies, and responded differently than normoxic-reared flies. 10 kPa flies had a lesser increase in mass with size selection, indicated by significant aPO2×Generation terms. (F = F-ratio; DF = degrees of freedom).