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. 2013 Jul 23;8(7):e69247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069247

Table 1. Interspecific differences in G. pennsylvanicus and G. veletis long distance mate attraction signaling parameters.

Signaling Trait Species Mean ± SD Range F P DF R2 adj
Signaling Time G. pennsylvanicus 12.11±8.05 0–34.78 59.1074 <0.0001 1,93 0.3820
(min/hour) G. veletis 5.18±5.56 0–19.73
Pulse Duration G. pennsylvanicus 18.42±1.55 14.61–22.43 46.8997 <0.0001 1,89 0.3377
(msec) G. veletis 16.13±1.35 13.64–17.94
Interpulse Duration G. pennsylvanicus 39.31±2.54 33.99–44.81 14.5101 0.0003 1,89 0.1305
(msec) G. veletis 36.89±3.38 32.81–45.43
Pulse Period G. pennsylvanicus 57.74±3.20 49.22–66.45 37.2571 <0.0001 1,89 0.2872
(msec) G. veletis 53.02±3.89 47.65–63.37
Pulses Per Chirp G. pennsylvanicus 3.46±0.35 2.53–4.04 2.9071 0.0917 1,89 0.0208
(count) G. veletis 3.60±0.43 2.71–4.67
Chirp Duration G. pennsylvanicus 112.02±12.74 75.89–132.66 23.2040 <0.0001 1,89 0.1979
(msec) G. veletis 126.14±13.63 101.06–151.91
Interchirp Duration G. pennsylvanicus 918.27±278.07 442.52–1774.00 18.9743 <0.0001 1,89 0.7996
(msec) G. veletis 564.64±137.06 371.85–852.20
Amplitude G. pennsylvanicus 61.01±7.30 41.06–81.72 0.2757 0.6009 1,89 0.0081
(dB) G. veletis 61.88±7.59 47.25–79.03
Carrier Frequency G. pennsylvanicus 4.64±0.21 4.16–5.11 78.6988 <0.0001 1,89 0.4633
(kHz) G. veletis 5.05±0.20 4.63–5.43

SD = standard deviation; F = equality of variances test; Our corrected alpha FDRB–Y level of significance is P<0.0177 to account for the 9 models run; DF = degrees of freedom; R2 adj = ratio of variability between group means to the overall sample variability, adjusted for number of explanatory terms.