Table 1.

Mean ± s.e.m. for performance traits, fiber-type proportion, metabolic scopes and enzyme activities ofT. itambere, T. psamonastes and T. oreadicus

T. itambereT. psamonastesT. oreadicusStatistical testd.f.P
Absolute sprint speed on sand (cm s-1) 171.6±10.53 230.0±20.72b 211.4±14.22 Kruskal—Wallis (Dunn correction) 2 0.020 
Absolute sprint speed on rock (cm s-1) 211.2±21.02 270.5±13.75 257.9±17.42 ANOVA 2 0.069 
Relative sprint speed on sand (body length s-1) 19.3±1.24 24.2±2.19 23.8±1.58 Kruskal—Wallis (Dunn correction) 2 0.091 
Relative sprint speed on rock (body length s-1) 23.8±2.37 28.5±1.44 29.1±2.00 ANOVA 2 0.136 
Total amount of jumps with stimulus 76.1±9.24a 13.9±3.18a 44.9±10.41a ANOVA (Bonferroni correction) 2 0.001 
Total amount of jumps without stimulus 57.2±12.53 0.5±1.58c 14.5±6.50 Kruskal—Wallis (Dunn correction) 2 0.001 
Metabolic scope — horizontal (ml O2 g-1h-1) 0.2±0.02 0.2±0.01 0.2±0.02 Kruskal—Wallis 2 0.614 
Metabolic scope — inclined (ml O2 g-1h-1) 0.2±0.01 0.2±0.01 0.2±0.01 ANOVA 2 0.389 
% Fast-glycolytic fibers (FG) 37.0±1.91 56.2±7.14b 47.3±4.55 ANOVA (Bonferroni correction) 2 0.028 
% Slow-oxidative fibers (SO) 28.8±2.96 16.6±3.32 17.9±2.05 ANOVA 2 0.052 
% Fast-oxidative-glycolytic fibers (FOG) 34.2±2.40 27.2±4.27 34.8±3.12 ANOVA 2 0.346 
Activity of PK (μmol min g-1 tissue) 288.6±21.26 248.3±20.33 359.4±23.36 ANOVA 2 0.133 
Activity of LDH (μmol min g-1 tissue) 709.7±50.21 675.1±45.12 702.3±60.01 ANOVA 2 0.866 
Activity of CS (μmol min g-1 tissue) 8.0±0.83 3.6±0.23c 9.6±0.62 Kruskal—Wallis (Dunn correction) 2 0.002 
Maximal isometric muscle stress (kN m-2) 165.8±8.67 156.2±11.22 144.6±10.67 Kruskal—Wallis 2 0.457 
T. itambereT. psamonastesT. oreadicusStatistical testd.f.P
Absolute sprint speed on sand (cm s-1) 171.6±10.53 230.0±20.72b 211.4±14.22 Kruskal—Wallis (Dunn correction) 2 0.020 
Absolute sprint speed on rock (cm s-1) 211.2±21.02 270.5±13.75 257.9±17.42 ANOVA 2 0.069 
Relative sprint speed on sand (body length s-1) 19.3±1.24 24.2±2.19 23.8±1.58 Kruskal—Wallis (Dunn correction) 2 0.091 
Relative sprint speed on rock (body length s-1) 23.8±2.37 28.5±1.44 29.1±2.00 ANOVA 2 0.136 
Total amount of jumps with stimulus 76.1±9.24a 13.9±3.18a 44.9±10.41a ANOVA (Bonferroni correction) 2 0.001 
Total amount of jumps without stimulus 57.2±12.53 0.5±1.58c 14.5±6.50 Kruskal—Wallis (Dunn correction) 2 0.001 
Metabolic scope — horizontal (ml O2 g-1h-1) 0.2±0.02 0.2±0.01 0.2±0.02 Kruskal—Wallis 2 0.614 
Metabolic scope — inclined (ml O2 g-1h-1) 0.2±0.01 0.2±0.01 0.2±0.01 ANOVA 2 0.389 
% Fast-glycolytic fibers (FG) 37.0±1.91 56.2±7.14b 47.3±4.55 ANOVA (Bonferroni correction) 2 0.028 
% Slow-oxidative fibers (SO) 28.8±2.96 16.6±3.32 17.9±2.05 ANOVA 2 0.052 
% Fast-oxidative-glycolytic fibers (FOG) 34.2±2.40 27.2±4.27 34.8±3.12 ANOVA 2 0.346 
Activity of PK (μmol min g-1 tissue) 288.6±21.26 248.3±20.33 359.4±23.36 ANOVA 2 0.133 
Activity of LDH (μmol min g-1 tissue) 709.7±50.21 675.1±45.12 702.3±60.01 ANOVA 2 0.866 
Activity of CS (μmol min g-1 tissue) 8.0±0.83 3.6±0.23c 9.6±0.62 Kruskal—Wallis (Dunn correction) 2 0.002 
Maximal isometric muscle stress (kN m-2) 165.8±8.67 156.2±11.22 144.6±10.67 Kruskal—Wallis 2 0.457 

Letters indicate statistical significant differences as follows: athree species different; bT. psamonastesdifferent from T. itambere; cT. psamonastesdifferent from T. itambere and T. oreadicus.

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