Table 3. Phenotypic variances (diagonal), covariances (upper off-diagonal) and correlations (lower off-diagonal) for the linear measurements in (a) females and (b) males.
| Anterior dorsal spine | Second dorsal spine | Head depth | Head length | Body depth | Jaw length | Pelvis length | Caudal peduncle | Dorsal fin | Snout length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | ||||||||||
| Anterior dorsal spine | 10.5 (0.71) | 6.9 (0.56) | 0.60 (0.17) | 0.19 (0.20) | 0.57 (0.22) | 0.40 (0.24) | 0.67 (0.27) | −1.09 (0.66) | 0.45 (0.32) | −0.05 (0.47) |
| Second dorsal spine | 0.76 (0.02) | 7.8 (0.51) | 0.41 (0.14) | 0.15 (0.17) | 0.57 (0.13) | 0.12 (0.24) | 0.84 (0.24) | 0.03 (0.00) | −0.07 (0.27) | 0.09 (0.40) |
| Head depth | 0.16 (0.04) | 0.13 (0.04) | 1.31 (0.08) | 1.1 (0.08) | 0.62 (0.07) | 0.90 (0.10) | −0.06 (0.09) | −0.90 (0.21) | 0.05 (0.10) | 0.74 (0.16) |
| Head length | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.65 (0.02) | 2.1 (0.11) | 0.39 (0.08) | 0.84 (0.11) | −0.25 (0.11) | −0.85 (0.25) | −0.37 (0.13) | 2.4 (0.22) |
| Body depth | 0.14 (0.05) | 0.16 (0.04) | 0.43 (0.04) | 0.21 (0.04) | 1.6 (0.12) | 0.92 (0.12) | 0.55 (0.13) | −1.2 (0.28) | 0.28 (0.13) | 0.75 (0.20) |
| Jaw length | 0.06 (0.04) | 0.02 (0.04) | 0.40 (0.03) | 0.29 (0.04) | 0.36 (0.04) | 3.9 (0.22) | 0.03 (0.16) | −1.2 (0.37) | 0.01 (0.15) | 1.6 (0.27) |
| Pelvis length | 0.11 (0.04) | 0.16 (0.04) | −0.03 (0.04) | −0.09 (0.04) | 0.22 (0.04) | −.0.01 (0.04) | 3.6 (0.21) | −1.4 (0.38) | −0.001 (0.24) | −0.06 (0.26) |
| Caudal peduncle | −0.08 (0.05) | 0.003 (0.0001) | −0.18 (0.04) | −0.13 (0.04) | −0.21 (0.04) | −0.13 (0.04) | −0.16 (0.04) | 20.0 (1.2) | −4.1 (0.24) | −2.3 (0.62) |
| Dorsal fin | 0.07 (0.05) | −0.01 (0.05) | 0.02 (0.04) | −0.12 (0.04) | 0.11 (0.05) | 0.00 (0.04) | 0.00 (0.05) | 20.0 (0.02) | 4.2 (0.29 | −1.3 (0.32) |
| Snout length | −0.005 (0.04) | 0.01 (0.04) | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.49 (0.03) | 0.18 (0.05) | 0.25 (0.04) | −0.01 (0.04) | −0.15 (0.04) | −0.20 (0.04) | 11.0 (0.62) |
| (b) | ||||||||||
| Anterior dorsal spine | 10.2 (0.8) | 6.9 (0.63) | 0.93 (0.18) | 0.56 (0.24) | 0.78 (0.26) | 0.81 (0.33) | 0.5 (0.3) | −0.53 (0.77) | −0.05 (0.32) | −0.86 (0.56) |
| Second dorsal spine | 0.78 (0.02) | 7.8 (0.57) | 0.70 (0.17) | 0.57 (0.21) | 0.72 (0.10) | 0.68 (0.28) | 0.7 (0.28) | −0.7 (0.7) | −0.49 (0.27) | −0.21 (0.5) |
| Head depth | 0.23 (0.04) | 0.21 (0.05) | 1.6 (0.12) | 1.29 (0.12) | 0.8 (0.11) | 1.26 (0.12) | 0.09 (0.11) | −1.17 (0.31) | −0.23 (0.13) | 1.16 (0.24) |
| Head length | 0.12 (0.05) | 0.14 (0.05) | 0.69 (0.02) | 2.2 (0.15) | 0.5 (0.10) | 1.43 (0.17) | 0.22 (0.14) | −1.31 (0.34) | −0.60 (0.15) | 2.7 (0.30) |
| Body depth | 0.17 (0.05) | 0.19 (0.03) | 0.47 (0.04) | 0.26 (0.04) | 2.0 (0.16) | 1.2 (0.17) | 0.89 (0.15) | −2.10 (0.35) | 0.18 (0.14) | 0.95 (0.27) |
| Jaw length | 0.13 (0.05) | 0.12 (0.05) | 0.51 (0.03) | 0.48 (0.04) | 0.42 (0.04) | 4.0 (0.28) | 0.18 (0.19) | −1.99 (0.47) | −0.33 (0.19) | 2.36 (0.37) |
| Pelvis length | 0.07 (0.05) | 0.13 (0.05) | 0.03 (0.04) | 0.07 (0.04) | 0.31 (0.04) | 0.04 (0.05) | 4.2 (0.26) | −1.986 (0.28) | −0.67 (0.00) | 0.77 (0.20) |
| Caudal peduncle | −0.04 (0.05) | −0.05 (0.05) | −0.20 (0.05) | −0.19 (0.05) | −0.32 (0.05) | −0.21 (0.05) | −0.2078 (−0.2087) | 22.1 (1.53) | −3.72 (0.46) | −3.40 (0.8) |
| Dorsal fin | −0.01 (0.05) | −0.09 (0.05) | −0.09 (0.05) | −0.21 (0.05) | 0.07 (0.05) | −0.09 (0.05) | −0.17 (0.00) | −0.43 (0.04) | 3.6 (0.27) | −1.8 (0.4) |
| Snout length | −0.08 (0.05) | −0.02 (0.05) | 0.26 (0.05) | 0.52 (0.04) | 0.20 (0.05) | 0.34 (0.04) | 0.11 (0.03) | −0.21 (0.05) | −0.28 (0.05) | 11.7 (0.8) |
Variances and covariances are × 103 their true value. Values significantly different from zero are shown in bold.