Table 6 Factor loadings of traits in the principal component analysis of shell variation in the morphospecies of L. stagnalis s. l
Character | PC1 | PC2 | PC3 |
|---|---|---|---|
L. stagnalis s. str | |||
 Whorls number | −0.133056 | 0.989007 | −0.062699 |
 SH | −0.981103 | −0.006697 | 0.158126 |
 SW | −0.955505 | −0.053539 | −0.177866 |
 SpH | −0.878451 | 0.068038 | 0.454748 |
 BWH | −0.978979 | −0.025853 | 0.028526 |
 AH | −0.957439 | −0.074609 | −0.166515 |
 AW | −0.909469 | −0.040563 | −0.269186 |
 % variation explained | 76.67 | 14.19 | 5.26 |
L. fragilis | |||
 Whorls number | −0.524017 | −0.820303 | 0.224101 |
 SH | −0.979662 | −0.038352 | −0.165833 |
 SW | −0.945147 | 0.186589 | 0.130178 |
 SpH | −0.880820 | −0.241272 | −0.377257 |
 BWH | −0.959795 | 0.141084 | −0.088616 |
 AH | −0.944156 | 0.195684 | 0.105382 |
 AW | −0.902253 | 0.203292 | 0.265825 |
 % variation explained | 79.00 | 12.39 | 4.67 |