Table 1.
Results of MANOVA comparing HPG axis variables between males of white-winged (South Dakota, N=19) and Carolina (Virginia, N=24) junco subspecies. Significant differences are indicated in bold.
Variable | Pop | Mean | F | p |
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LH (Post-GnRH ng/mL, ln-transformed) | Virginia | 1.65±0.07 | .085 | .772 |
S. Dakota | 1.62±0.08 | |||
Testis Mass (g) | Virginia | 0.16±0.007 | .440 | .511 |
S. Dakota | 0.15±0.007 | |||
Testis Volume (mm3) | Virginia | 175.9±6.7 | 2.730 | .106 |
S. Dakota | 159.2±7.5 | |||
Testicular LHR mRNA abundance | Virginia | 0.98±0.19 | 7.401 | .010 |
S. Dakota | 0.22±0.21 | |||
T (Post-LH ng/mL, ln-transformed) | Virginia | 2.06±0.06 | .146 | .704 |
S. Dakota | 2.02±0.07 | |||
Ant. Hypo. AR mRNA abundance | Virginia | 0.36±0.20 | 8.645 | .005 |
S. Dakota | −0.52±0.22 | |||
Ant. Hypo. AROM mRNA abundance | Virginia | 0.90±0.18 | 1.922 | .173 |
S. Dakota | 0.53±0.20 |