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. 2008 Aug;1(3):489–500. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2008.00038.x

Table 2.

ANOVA results for probability of producing selectable seed, mass of selectable seed produced, and adjusted fitness.

Overall Lowland populations Midland populations Highland populations




Effect DF† F Signif. DF F Signif. DF F Signif. DF F Signif.
A. Probability of producing selectable seed
Common garden 1, 80 97.16 **** 1, 24 0.01 ns 1, 24 9.47 ** 1, 24 131.67 ****
Replication 4, 80 1.32 ns 4, 24 0.47 ns 4, 24 0.9 ns 4, 24 0.72 ns
Altitudinal grouping 2, 80 73.73 ****
CG*Alt 2, 80 57.47 ****
CG*Population (Alt) 36, 80 8.65 **** 12, 24 0.46 ns 12, 24 28.7 **** 12, 24 2.88 **
B. Weight of selectable seed (g)
Common garden 1, 71 339.02 **** 1, 24 226.5 **** 1, 19 91.8 **** 1, 20 76.7 ****
Replication 4, 71 3.84 ** 4, 24 5.33 ** 4, 19 1.61 ns 4, 20 0.38 ns
Altitudinal grouping 2, 71 11.35 ****
CG*Alt 2, 71 11.26 ****
CG*Population (Alt) 32, 71 2.44 *** 12, 24 4.19 *** 10, 19 0.94 ns 10, 20 2.85 *
C. Adjusted fitness (g)
Common garden 1, 80 706.99 **** 1, 24 95.39 **** 1, 24 110 **** 1, 24 1188.8 ****
Replication 4, 80 0.67 ns 4, 24 1.59 ns 4, 24 0.22 ns 4, 24 0.38 ns
Altitudinal grouping 2, 80 1.15 ns
CG*Alt 2, 80 45.02 ****
CG*Population (Alt) 36, 80 10.9 **** 12, 24 1.76 ns 12, 24 14.33 **** 12, 24 16.56 ****

Separate analyses were run with PROC MIXED: overall and by altitudinal grouping of maize populations. Data were collected in 2004 from maize plants grown in a highland garden in San Cristobal de Las Casas and a midland garden in Comitan, Chiapas, Mexico.

*

<0.05,

**

<0.01,

***

<0.001,

****

<0.0001; †numerator df, denominator df.