Table 3 Analysis of variance (ANOVA) of the major CHCs of D. heteroneura (n = 5), D. silvestris (n = 5), and backcross females: BC—H backcross to D. heteroneura (n = 10, and BC—S backcross to D. silvestris (n = 5).

From: Phenotypic disruption of cuticular hydrocarbon production in hybrids between sympatric species of Hawaiian picture-wing Drosophila

Female Genotype

Compounds

2MeC26

2MeC28

2MeC30

11 + 13MeC31

11,15diMeC31

2MeC32

11 + 13MeC33

11,15diMeC33

11,15diMeC35

D. heteroneura

7.63 (1.94) AB

20.23 (1.69)B

7.083 (0.378)C

6.23(0.95) AB

12.14 (0.90)A

4.27 (0.91)A

5.44 (1.22)A

28.59 (1.37)A

8.39 (0.66)A

BC—H

9.35 (3.44) A

33.40 (4.33)A

14.73 (4.60)B

5.39 (2.16) B

12.76 (5.12)A

4.38 (1.96)A

3.51 (1.04)B

12.43 (10.79)B

4.06 (2.22)B

BC—S

4.64 (0.78) BC

26.42 (6.24)B

18.42(3.46)B

8.43 (2.41) A

14.40 (3.16)A

4.60 (2.25)A

4.33 (1.41)AB

15.09 (4.05)B

3.65 (1.74)B

D. silvestris

1.83 (0.32)C

12.28 (1.01)C

31.74 (0.59)A

2.00 (0.33) C

1.13 (0.24)B

1.87 (0.25)A

2.50 (0.32)B

41.15 (1.82)A

5.50 (0.22)AB

 

F = 12.04

F = 33.71

F = 75.70

F = 10.786

F = 14.49

F = 3.11

F = 6.98

F = 19.78

F = 9.20

 

df = 3, 21

df = 3, 21

df = 3, 21

df = 3, 21

df = 3, 21

df = 3, 21

df = 3,21

df = 3,21

df = 3,21

 

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P = 0.048

P = 0.002

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

  1. The mean percentage of each compound for each group of females with the standard deviation in parentheses is reported. Means that do not share a letter are significantly different following Tukey’s multiple comparison tests (P < 0.05).