Table 1. Analysis of camouflage reactions in A. punctatum larvae

EXPERIMENTNCamouflage-
competent
Hogben-Slome
Pigmentation
Index
Student's
t-value
N%Mean (+/- s.d.)
Xenograft*2218811.67 (0.30)**0.218***
Autograft2217771.80 (0.61)**0.004****
One-Eye11111001.23 (0.26)
Unoperated551001.00 (0.00)
Eyeless11004.82 (0.25)

* Eye donor: A. tigrinum larvae; transplants were orthotopic and orthopositional to natural eye's configuration.
**Data of camouflage-incompetent subjects were excluded from analyses.
***Comparison between Xenograft and Autograft means: significant difference (P/0.05 = 2.042 ).
****Comparison between Autograft and One-Eye means: insignificant difference (P/0.05 = 2.056)