Table 1.
Source of Variation | df | Sum of Squares | Mean Square | F value |
---|---|---|---|---|
ANOVA for shell height | ||||
Habitat | 1 | 78.78 | 78.78 | 867.61, p < 0.0001 |
Sample Site | 2 | 18.93 | 9.46 | 104.22, p < 0.0001 |
DNA Pool | 8 | 0.64 | 0.08 | 0.88, p = 0.628 |
error | 138 | 12.53 | 0.09 | |
ANOVA for shell aperture/shell height | ||||
Habitat | 1 | 0.130 | 0.130 | 251.32, p < 0.0001 |
Sample Site | 2 | 0.008 | 0.004 | 8.56, p = 0.0018 |
DNA Pool | 8 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.874, p = 0.5838 |
error | 138 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
Shell height is the maximum length of the spire of the shell. Aperture/shell height is the maximum width of the aperture divided by the maximum height. There is a significant difference in shell shape for both of these traits between habitats. In the model, we account for variation between lake and river habitats (Habitat), between sites within habitat (Sample site), and among the pools within site (DNA pool).