Research Article

Individual Genetic Contributions to Genital Shape Variation between Drosophila simulans and D. mauritiana

Table 2

Tibia length, posterior lobe area, lobe length, and lobe width measurements.

GenotypeTibia length (mm)Lobe area (×103 mm2)Lobe width (mm)Lobe length (mm)

D. simulans FC0.3743 ± 0.01674.432 ± 0.1120.0882 ± 0.00240.0593 ± 0.0035
SM(62)10.3800 ± 0.02353.401 ± 0.137***0.0769 ± 0.0025**0.0517 ± 0.0045*
SM(82)40.3842 ± 0.01323.534 ± 0.162***0.0731 ± 0.0042***0.0552 ± 0.0060
SM(98)10.3837 ± 0.01003.942 ± 0.112***0.0860 ± 0.00250.0534 ± 0.0033*
SM(98)50.3568 ± 0.01654.266 ± 0.2070.0861 ± 0.00270.0546 ± 0.0020
D. mauritiana SYN0.3742 ± 0.01230.832 ± 0.0530.0127 ± 0.00100.0566 ± 0.0022
MS(62)30.3551 ± 0.01510.847 ± 0.0410.0135 ± 0.00070.0564 ± 0.0017
MS(82)60.3915 ± 0.00811.033 ± 0.053**0.0152 ± 0.0012*0.0630 ± 0.0035
MS(98)10.3760 ± 0.00800.743 ± 0.0500.0130 ± 0.00030.0582 ± 0.0036

Comparison to D. simulans FC (for SM) or D. mauritiana SYN (for MS): , , and . All values were adjusted for body size by dividing by tibia length prior to statistical analysis.