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Table 1 Allometric slope of fins

From: Male mate choice scales female ornament allometry in a cichlid fish

Trait

slope

S.E.

t

p

pelvic fin

0.9297

0.1022

-0.69

0.49

caudal fin

0.829

0.1123

-1.52

0.13

anal fin

0.736

0.07816

-3.38

0.001**

pectoral fin

0.7361

0.0764

-4.62

< 0.001***

dorsal fin

0.5012

0.108

-3.45

< 0.001***

  1. Allometric slope with standard error (S.E.) of 79 female fish and statistical test (test statistic t and probability p) whether the allometric relationship between fin size and standard length deviated from 1. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

ISSN: 2730-7182

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