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Table 9 Mean values and mean difference for body and color variables between males.

From: Body coloration as a dynamic signal during intrasexual communication in a cichlid fish

Variable

Mean ± SD

Mean Difference ± SD

A. Competition context

 SL (cm)

6.194 ± 0.379

0.404 ± 0.282

 Mass (g)

5.728 ± 1.061

1.359 ± 0.891

 CI (g/cm3)

2.386 ± 0.212

0.227 ± 0.16

 LC

29.946 ± 10.526

13.446 ± 10.634

 RCA (mm2)

0.08 ± 0.052

0.071 ± 0.048

B. Mating context

 SL (cm)

6.092 ± 0.474

0.643 ± 0.533

 Mass (g)

5.3 ± 1.044

1.592 ± 0.918

 CI (g/cm3)

2.331 ± 0.253

0.24 ± 0.27

 LC

31.969 ± 10.904

14.99 ± 12.366

 RCA (mm2)

0.095 ± 0.058

0.067 ± 0.05

  1. Mean and standard deviation for body and color variables for all males, as well as mean difference of these variables between the males of a pair for A) the competition context and B) the mating context, measured before the experiments
  2. SL standard length, CI condition index, rA achieved chroma, RCA relative colored area, LC Lab-chromaticity