Table 1 Results of univariate linear mixed models of each developmental trait with population as random variable (N = 47–86/population and 5–24/population in low-density and high-density, respectively).

From: Ecological adaptation drives wood frog population divergence in life history traits

Response

Predictor

Estimate (+SE)

df

t-value

P value

Larval period (days)

Intercept

1973.381 (27.900)

956.2

70.732

<0.001

Suitability × density

5.802 (3.070)

998.8

1.890

0.059

Suitability

−44.834 (10.619)

11.1

−4.222

0.001

Density

−0.133 (1.378)

999.3

−0.096

0.923

Temperature

−123.322 (1.800)

1007.9

−68.525

<0.001

Weight (g)

Intercept

6.968 (0.437)

975.1

15.942

<0.001

Suitability × density

0.371 (0.049)

1000.2

7.607

<0.001

Suitability

−0.437 (0.022)

11.3

−3.913

0.002

Density

−0.414 (0.028)

1001.3

−19.957

<0.001

Temperature

0.371 (0.049)

1001.3

−14.554

<0.001

Growth (mg/day)

Intercept

−19.932 (4.741)

976.1

−4.204

<0.001

Suitability × density

4.124 (0.529)

1000.2

7.796

<0.001

Suitability

−2.201 (1.147)

11.3

−1.918

0.081

Density

−5.039 (0.237)

1001.2

−21.226

<0.001

Temperature

1.787 (0.308)

1003

5.792

<0.001

Femur–SVL ratio

Intercept

0.420 (0.152)

757.2

2.766

0.006

Suitability × density

1.1 × 10−4 (0.002)

1005

0.006

0.995

Suitability

−0.075 (0.020)

12.64

−3.818

0.002

Density

−0.042 (0.008)

1007

−5.359

<0.001

Temperature

0.006 (0.009)

769.9

0.617

0.537

  1. Water temperature was recorded daily to calculate the average temperature history over an individual’s larval period.