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Table 5 Population means for 10 morphological measurements (mm ± SE) and the number of dorsal spines (± SE)

From: Morphological and genetic divergence in Swedish postglacial stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) populations

Group

Site

Standard Length

Head Depth

Head-Eye Length

Pelvic Spine Length

Anal Spine Length

Anterior Dorsal Spine Length

Middle Dorsal Spine Length

Posterior Dorsal Spine Length

Pelvic Girdle Length

Pelvic Girdle Width

Number of Dorsal Spines

Baltic coast

BOV

43.1 ± 0.5

4.95 ± 0.06

1.48 ± 0.03

3.95 ± 0.09

2.42 ± 0.04

1.95 ± 0.05

2.01 ± 0.04

2.23 ± 0.04

7.76 ± 0.14

1.75 ± 0.04

9.87 ± 0.11

Baltic coast

BV

39.3 ± 0.7

4.50 ± 0.08

1.54 ± 0.02

3.85 ± 0.08

2.37 ± 0.05

1.74 ± 0.06

1.81 ± 0.06

2.06 ± 0.04

7.13 ± 0.10

1.48 ± 0.03

9.70 ± 0.13

Baltic coast

GB

40.8 ± 0.7

4.64 ± 0.08

1.72 ± 0.04

4.15 ± 0.10

2.45 ± 0.06

1.97 ± 0.05

1.91 ± 0.04

2.15 ± 0.06

7.34 ± 0.18

1.56 ± 0.05

9.87 ± 0.13

Baltic coast

LSV

39.2 ± 0.4

4.54 ± 0.07

1.60 ± 0.02

3.70 ± 0.08

2.20 ± 0.06

1.74 ± 0.04

1.71 ± 0.04

2.03 ± 0.05

6.95 ± 0.11

1.49 ± 0.02

9.60 ± 0.09

Baltic coast

TS

38.6 ± 0.6

4.38 ± 0.08

1.41 ± 0.04

3.99 ± 0.08

2.52 ± 0.06

1.84 ± 0.04

1.89 ± 0.04

2.20 ± 0.04

7.04 ± 0.17

1.50 ± 0.04

9.72 ± 0.14

Coastal lake

HV

40.7 ± 0.4

4.81 ± 0.06

1.40 ± 0.03

4.21 ± 0.08

2.52 ± 0.05

1.96 ± 0.04

2.02 ± 0.04

2.46 ± 0.04

7.22 ± 0.15

1.63 ± 0.03

9.47 ± 0.09

Coastal lake

KT

42.6 ± 0.4

5.01 ± 0.06

1.43 ± 0.04

4.25 ± 0.05

2.36 ± 0.04

2.03 ± 0.04

2.09 ± 0.04

2.37 ± 0.04

7.77 ± 0.10

1.60 ± 0.02

9.67 ± 0.12

Coastal lake

SB

40.2 ± 0.5

4.71 ± 0.07

1.38 ± 0.03

3.95 ± 0.07

2.45 ± 0.06

1.91 ± 0.03

1.96 ± 0.04

2.21 ± 0.04

7.24 ± 0.14

1.61 ± 0.03

9.80 ± 0.10

Inland - no predator

AT

53.8 ± 0.9

6.41 ± 0.10

1.82 ± 0.05

2.31 ± 0.08

1.62 ± 0.04

1.42 ± 0.05

1.53 ± 0.04

1.62 ± 0.04

7.83 ± 0.16

1.66 ± 0.03

9.13 ± 0.13

Inland - no predator

BN

58.8 ± 0.9

6.68 ± 0.11

1.81 ± 0.03

0.04 ± 0.04

1.68 ± 0.05

0.91 ± 0.11

0.81 ± 0.12

1.40 ± 0.04

7.30 ± 0.19

2.21 ± 0.05

4.63 ± 0.54

Inland - no predator

HST

43.8 ± 0.6

5.47 ± 0.09

1.57 ± 0.05

2.95 ± 0.04

1.77 ± 0.04

1.30 ± 0.03

1.42 ± 0.03

1.54 ± 0.03

6.40 ± 0.16

1.32 ± 0.03

9.57 ± 0.09

Inland - no predator

LT

39.6 ± 0.6

4.83 ± 0.07

1.51 ± 0.03

2.75 ± 0.06

1.64 ± 0.04

1.29 ± 0.03

1.39 ± 0.03

1.60 ± 0.04

6.45 ± 0.13

1.27 ± 0.02

9.30 ± 0.13

Inland - no predator

LN

41.4 ± 1.2

4.80 ± 0.16

1.56 ± 0.05

2.95 ± 0.10

2.20 ± 0.06

1.49 ± 0.05

1.66 ± 0.05

2.06 ± 0.04

6.89 ± 0.20

1.37 ± 0.04

9.14 ± 0.11

Inland - predator

VST

40.8 ± 0.9

4.39 ± 0.10

1.28 ± 0.04

3.04 ± 0.10

1.79 ± 0.05

1.40 ± 0.03

1.53 ± 0.04

1.66 ± 0.03

6.18 ± 0.13

1.34 ± 0.03

9.65 ± 0.12

Inland - predator

DT

44.8 ± 0.5

5.28 ± 0.09

1.53 ± 0.03

3.12 ± 0.06

1.87 ± 0.04

1.54 ± 0.03

1.63 ± 0.02

1.83 ± 0.03

7.14 ± 0.08

1.48 ± 0.03

9.27 ± 0.12

Inland - predator

HM

40.3 ± 1.1

4.37 ± 0.09

1.15 ± 0.03

2.60 ± 0.06

1.64 ± 0.05

1.26 ± 0.04

1.28 ± 0.04

1.53 ± 0.04

6.22 ± 0.19

1.33 ± 0.03

9.88 ± 0.08

Inland - predator

RT

30.1 ± 0.4

3.25 ± 0.05

0.87 ± 0.03

1.99 ± 0.05

1.37 ± 0.04

0.98 ± 0.03

0.97 ± 0.02

1.25 ± 0.03

4.60 ± 0.09

0.98 ± 0.02

9.77 ± 0.12

Inland - predator

SKT

53.1 ± 0.5

6.03 ± 0.11

1.88 ± 0.04

3.96 ± 0.06

2.23 ± 0.03

1.92 ± 0.03

2.07 ± 0.03

2.16 ± 0.02

8.60 ± 0.14

1.69 ± 0.03

9.33 ± 0.10

  1. See Table 1 for description of site abbreviations and text for measurement descriptions.