Research Article

Perch Selection by Three Cooccurring Species of Celithemis (Odonata: Libellulidae): Testing for a Competitive Hierarchy among Similar Species

Table 1

Summary of ANOVA describing the variation in five anatomical characters between male Celithemis ornata, C. elisa, and C. fasciata collected from May to July 2015 at Ashmore Heritage Trust Preserve, Greenville County, USA: length of forewing, length of hindwing, abdomen length, area of forewing, and area of hindwing.

CharacterSpecies effectError
dfMSdfMS

Forewing length250.2582183.79913.2300.0001
Hindwing length246.4992183.64712.7480.0001
Abdomen length241.6022182.63215.8090.0001
Forewing area26265.947218436.55014.3530.0001
Hindwing area29789.665218636.53315.3800.0001