APPENDIX 1.
Original references of analyzed specimens. See Figure 3 and Table 1.
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APPENDIX 2.
MANOVA in the PCA.
MANOVA PC1 and 2 in prey types | |||
Wilks´ lambda: | 0.3934 | Pillai trace: | 0.6205 |
df1: | 6 | df1: | 6 |
df2: | 162 | df2: | 164 |
F: | 16.05 | F: | 12.29 |
p (same): | 1.91E-14 | p (same): | 2.10E-11 |
MANOVA PC1 and 2 in feeding tactics | |||
Wilks´ lambda: | 0.7072 | Pillai trace: | 0.3066 |
df1: | 6 | df1: | 6 |
df2: | 162 | df2: | 164 |
F: | 5.107 | F: | 4.948 |
p (same): | 7.88E-05 | p (same): | 0.000111 |