Table 3.
Experiment 1—developmental differences between self-autotomizing and retaining an injured limb
| χ 2 | df | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days until adulthood | |||
| Autotomy | 9.085 | 1 | 0.003 |
| Injury location | 3.445 | 2 | 0.179 |
| Autotomy × injury location | 16.404 | 1 | <0.001 |
| Terminal body size (PW) | |||
| Autotomy | 3.554 | 1 | 0.059 |
| Injury location | 1.350 | 2 | 0.509 |
| Autotomy × injury location | 4.171 | 1 | 0.041 |
We investigated how injury location, the decision to autotomize, and their interaction affected the number of days it took a juvenile to reach adulthood and terminal body size. Means and standard errors are reported in Supplementary Table 2. PW, pronotal width.