differences between means

Trait	Genetic group
	G1	G2	G3
	(Mean ± SE)	(Mean ± SE)	(Mean ± SE)
SL (cm)	10.148^a± 2.22	11.037^b± 1.89	10.745^ab± 2.41
SW (cm)	5.476^a± 1.18	5.676a^b± 0.99	6.259^c± 1.41
SD (cm)	3.050^a± 0.76	3.001^a± 0.51	3.092^a± 0.69
SOLT (mm)	1.703^a± 0.36	1.191^b± 0.20	2.215^c± 0.50
BWL (cm)	5.117^a± 1.11	6.149^b± 1.06	5.147^a± 1.15
OL (cm)	3.050^a± 0.76	3.580^b± 0.62	3.070^a± 0.74
OW (cm)	1.897^a± 0.42	1.595^b± 0.26	1.698^c± 0.38
AAW (gm)	552.30^a± 120.92	560.65^a± 95.72	574.16^a± 129.09

AAW: Adult animal weight; SL: Shell length; SW: Shell width; SD: Shell depth; SOLT: Shell outer lip thickness; BWL: Body whorl length; OL: Operculum length; OW: Operculum width. Mean values in the same row with different superscripts differed significantly (P<0.05).

Table 2: Critical differences between means of various morphometric traits in three T. pyrum varieties.