Research Article

Morphometric Analysis of the Host Effect on Phenotypical Variation of Belminus ferroae (Hemiptera: Triatominae)

Table 3

Comparison of wing shape of B. ferroae, between parental and offspring reared under laboratory conditions with two hosts (cockroaches and mice). Mahalanobis distances (Md) and their significance () obtained from CVA and classifications and cross-check from DA.

ComparisonFemalesMales
Procrustes coordinatesResiduals (after size correction)
Md% Classif.% Cross-checkMd% Classif.% Cross-checkMd% Classif.% Cross-check

Parental versus offspring
 P-HLO11.01270.17577–6650–600.85610.495571–6343–58
 P-HLO21.34080.00372–8155–761.26710.010371–7350–70
 P-HLO31.5354 <0.000172–8066–781.30380.038979–7450–68
 P-HMO12.338<0.000189–9678–862.7723<0.0001100–9379–90
 P-HMO22.4613<0.000178–9172–822.8637<0.000186–9264–81
 P-HMO32.2396<0.000183–9566–702.658<0.000179–10064–88
Offspring (reared on different host)
 HLO1-HMO12.8991<0.000193–10082–972.4688<0.000190–9087–832.5807<0.000155–6455–64
 HLO1-HMO22.9373<0.0001 91–9187–892.6063<0.000192–9284-832.7678<0.000166-6766-67
 HLO1-HMO32.662<0.000189–9584–902.2699<0.000190–9487-882.4968<0.000155–5355–53
 HLO2-HMO12.9739<0.000196–8991–862.4497<0.000192-9187–902.612<0.000170–7369–73
 HLO2-HMO22.8772<0.000190–8889–862.6409<0.000193–8992–862.8634<0.000177–7577–75
 HLO2-HMO32.5492<0.000189-9085–802.1027<0.000189-8885–772.4354<0.000173–6571–65
 HLO3-HMO13.1613<0.000194–9793–862.6471<0.000194–8994–842.9286<0.000174–8074–80
 HLO3-HMO23.0115<0.000194-9394–842.7983<0.000192–8991–893.1581<0.000183–8183–81
 HLO3-HMO32.7788<0.000197–10096–902.3596<0.000194–8994–1002.8389<0.000180–6580–65
Offspring (reared on the same host)
 HLO1-HLO20.62640.276962–6451–580.84090.012258–7056–620.8660.015166–5666–55
 HLO1-HLO30.84550.009560–6453–580.74870.119658–6347–540.93590.01866–6066–60
 HLO2-HLO30.70860.01569–6766-650.53630.279261–6455–520.64540.118355–5255–51
 HMO1-HMO21.06070.009972–7258–640.78650.151475–6459–500.83170.151552–5852–58
 HMO1-HMO31.26780.041669–8062–601.17010.028980–7180–531.21260.040350–4150–35
 HMO2-HMO30.61750.658171–6057–351.31650.009573–7761–711.31280.019656–6556–65

P (parent), HL (hemolymphagy = fed on cockroaches), HM (hematophagy = fed on mice), O1 (first offspring), O2 (second offspring), O3 (third offspring), % Classif. (% classification), and statistically significant difference, .