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Table 2 Results from models looking at genotype effects on maturity status at the end of the experiment and body size parameters at the beginning of the experiment. Note, the null model had a better fit than genotype for GSI

From: Development of supermale and all-male Atlantic salmon to research the vgll3 allele - puberty link

Parameter

Genotype

Statistics

EE

EL

LL

Model

χ2

df

p

R2m

R2c

Jacking (odds ratio)

0.97 (0.95–0.99)a

0.70 (0.66–0.74)b

0.26 (0.21–0.32)c

GLMER (binomial)

249

2

< 0.001

0.47

0.47

GSI (% body mass) - jacks only

1.94 (1.86–2.02)

1.86 (1.79–1.94)

1.86 (1.68–2.04)

LME

–

–

ns

–

–

Body mass (g) - day 0

128 (124–132)a

116 (113–119)b

108 (104–112)c

LME (log)

119

2

< 0.001

0.08

0.08

Body condition (K factor) - day 0

1.24 (1.23–1.26)a

1.24 (1.22–1.25)b

1.23 (1.21–1.24)c

LME (log)

24

2

< 0.001

0.02

0.06

  1. Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between genotypes (Post hoc. Least square means, p < 0.05)