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.