Variability and variation in Rhyncholestes raphanurus Osgood (Paucituberculata, Caenolestidae)

Table 5 Results of a non– parametric Kruskal–Wallis analysis of variance (ANOVA), calculated from Mosimann’s variables for differences between continental and Chiloé Island samples of Rhyncholestes raphaunurus Osgood. Total number of specimens (n), and number of specimens for continental Chile and Chiloé Island are indicated for each measurement. Asterisks mark significant differences (if existent) for sequential Bonferroni-corrected values, following Rice [39]. See text for variable abbreviations

Variable	n	n Continental Chile	n Chiloé	H	P-value	Sequential Bonferroni values at P = 0.05
TTL	75	62	13	1.27	0.2596	0.0167
HBL	75	62	13	3.44	0.0634	0.0100
TL	75	62	13	1.3	0.2531	0.0125
F	74	61	13	0.44	0.5012	0.0250
E	74	62	12	0.02	0.8782	0.0500
GSL	50	46	4	1.8	0.1799	0.0036
ZB	50	46	4	0.65	0.4208	0.0071
PL	51	47	4	1.64	0.2008	0.0042
CW	51	47	4	1.87	0.169	0.0033
PWP3	25	23	2	1.7	0.1914	0.0038
PWM1	50	46	4	0.12	0.7336	0.0125
PWM3	51	47	4	10.39	0.0012*	0.0014
LINOR	52	48	4	0.18	0.6671	0.0100
NL	8	4	4	3.87	0.0492	0.0021
BW	50	46	4	2.54	0.1105	0.0025
CBL	51	47	4	1.9	0.1674	0.0031
BB	48	44	4	2.1	0.1461	0.0029
MW	26	24	2	2.18	0.1374	0.0028
MHp3	26	24	2	2.30E– 03	0.9615	0.0500
MHm1	26	24	2	1.56	0.203	0.0045
MHm3	26	24	2	0.01	0.923	0.0250
dP1 – M3	50	46	4	4.98	0.0253	0.0019
dP1 – M4	52	48	4	5.78	0.0161	0.0018
P3 – M3	52	48	4	8.72	0.0031	0.0016
P3 – M4	52	48	4	8.62	0.0033	0.0016
M1 – M3	52	48	4	10.2	0.0014*	0.00142
M1 – M4	52	48	4	9.24	0.0023	0.0015
LM1	52	48	4	4.17	0.0399	0.0020
WM1	52	48	4	2.23	0.1306	0.0026
LM3	52	48	4	4.9	0.0249	0.0019
WM3	26	24	2	3.52	0.0538	0.0022
dp1 – m3	26	24	2	0.01	0.9225	0.0167
dp1 – m4	26	24	2	0.19	0.6616	0.0083
dp2 – m3	26	24	2	2.68	0.1013	0.0024
dp2 – m4	26	24	2	3.34	0.0672	0.0023
p3 – m3	52	48	4	1.49	0.2224	0.0050
p3 – m4	52	48	4	1.44	0.2285	0.0056
m1 – m3	52	48	4	6.99	0.0081	0.0017
m1 – m4	52	48	4	8.93	0.0028	0.0015
Lm1	52	48	4	5.94	0.0138	0.0017
Wm1	52	48	4	0.96	0.321	0.0063

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