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Table 3 Link between host phylogeny and potential determinants of host specificity

From: Evolution of host specificity in monogeneans parasitizing African cichlid fish

 

Independent variable (FishPCs)

Dependent variable

 

n

b

P

R2( P)

Host body size

FishPC1

26

−1.850

<0.001

0.717 (<0.001)

 

FishPC5

 

−1.595

<0.001

 

Longevity

FishPC1

26

−45.556

<0.001

0.867 (<0.001)

 

FishPC2

 

16.168

<0.001

 
 

FishPC3

 

−35.804

<0.001

 
 

FishPC4

 

26.132

<0.001

 
 

FishPC5

 

−42.710

<0.001

 

Parental care

 

26

 

ns

 
  1. ns - non-significant relationship, b - the slope of regression, R2 - the regression coefficient.
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