Table 1.
Effect of sex and time since colonization (TSC) categories on relative arm and leg lengths of 3094 wild-caught cane toads from Hawai'i (N = 1018) and Australia (N = 2075). Statistically significant values (p < 0.05) are highlighted in italics.
| trait | variable | d.f. | mean square | F-value | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total arm length | SVL | 1 | 241558.3 | 19738.4 | <0.0001 |
| sex | 1 | 1973.7 | 161.3 | <0.0001 | |
| TSC | 4 | 1302.6 | 106.4 | <0.0001 | |
| sex × TSC | 4 | 407.3 | 33.3 | <0.0001 | |
| error | 3080 | 12.2 | |||
| total leg length | SVL | 1 | 704776.5 | 21233.9 | <0.0001 |
| sex | 1 | 2961.7 | 89.2 | <0.0001 | |
| TSC | 4 | 3534.1 | 106.5 | <0.0001 | |
| sex × TSC | 4 | 760.6 | 22.9 | <0.0001 | |
| error | 3080 | 33.2 |