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Table 4 Results of the mixed linear model ANOVAs on log-transformed data on the relative percentage of wild-type flies from total emerging flies at the two larval densities.

From: Fitness variation in response to artificial selection for reduced cell area, cell number and wing area in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster

 

15 wt/45 y, w

30 wt/90 y, w

Source of variation

Df

MS

F

Df

MS

F

Selection

2

0.2

0.58

2

0.089

0.187

Temperature

1

0.209

0.6

1

1.24

2.6

Selection × temperature

2

0.027

0.078

2

0.329

0.69

Population (selection × temperature)

18

0.346

15.7 ***

18

0.476

13.4 ***

Residuals

216

0.022

 

209

0.0354

 
  1. Population is nested within selection and temperature. Standardisation: values of selected lines divided by the respective mean value of the inbred control.
  2. ***P < 0.001; Df, degrees of freedom; MS, mean square; F, variance ratio.