Table 3.
Standardised coefficients of the first three discriminant functions (DF1, DF2, DF3) separating the four species of Ammodytes and Hyperoplus based on morphometric measurements. In bold, characters with the greatest weight in DF1 and DF2.
| Morphometric measurements | DF1 | DF2 | DF3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDD | -0.135 | -0.184 | 0.085 |
| BDA | -0.178 | -0.038 | -0.208 |
| BWD | -0.054 | 0.317 | 0.222 |
| HL | 0.290 | -0.084 | -0.603 |
| SNL | 0.380 | -0.040 | -0.045 |
| OD | -0.231 | 0.078 | 0.497 |
| IW | 0.198 | 0.164 | 0.237 |
| UJL | -0.034 | -0.868 | -0.260 |
| CPD | -0.228 | 0.542 | -0.473 |
| CPL | 0.112 | 0.418 | -0.147 |
| PPL | 0.204 | 0.101 | -0.076 |
| PDL | 0.140 | 0.251 | 0.143 |
| PAL | -0.020 | 0.008 | 0.103 |
| PFL | -0.612 | -0.280 | -0.528 |
| DFBL | -0.060 | 0.104 | 0.551 |
| AFBL | 0.098 | 0.429 | -0.208 |
| CFL | -0.148 | 0.520 | 0.390 |
| DFH | -0.078 | -0.125 | 0.223 |
| AFH | 0.136 | -0.333 | -0.259 |
| Percentage of explained variance | 78.576 | 14.568 | 6.856 |
| Eigenvalue | 20.555 | 3.811 | 1.794 |
| Cumulative variance in % | 78.576 | 93.144 | 100.00 |