Table 2 Descriptive statistics for lipid droplet diameter, protein granule diameter and glycogen rosette abundance in the midgut epithelial cells of Meta menardi in natural conditions in caves, sample: sex in each time frame.

From: Towards understanding partial adaptation to the subterranean habitat in the European cave spider, Meta menardi: An ecocytological approach

Sex

Time frame

Lipid droplet diameter (μm) (N = number per sample)

Glycogen rosette abundance (N/μm2) (N per sample = 30)

Protein granule diameter (μm) (N per sample = 30)

Mean ± St.Dev (N) Min–Max

Mean ± St.Dev Min–Max

Mean ± St.Dev Min–Max

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Beginning – Nov.

2.1 ± 1.9 (310)

0.3–12.3

18.3 ± 4.28

10–27

3.7 ± 0.5

2.6–4.5

Middle – Jan.

1.2 ± 0.7 (371)

0.4–8.0

10.0 ± 3.37

4–17

2.8 ± 0.5

2.0–4.1

End – Mar.

1.0 ± 0.9 (298)

0.1–6.0

6.2 ± 2.16

2–10

1.9 ± 0.4

1.2–2.6

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Beginning – Nov.

1.7 ± 1.3 (500)

0.4–11.6

22.2 ± 2.86

17–29

3.9 ± 0.4

2.6–4.7

Middle – Jan.

0.9 ± 0.5 (602)

0.2–3.2

10.2 ± 3.34

2–17

3.0 ± 0.4

2.2–3.7

End – Mar.

0.5 ± 0.4 (614)

0.0–2–0

7.8 ± 2.38

3–12

1.7 ± 0.5

0.6–2.6

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