Variable | Covariates | Repeated factor | Random factor | Control litters | Enlarged litters | Reduced litters | P-value | |
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P-value | P-value | P-value | (n = 4) | (n = 4) | (n = 4) | |||
[Estimates] | [Estimates] | [Estimates] | [Estimates] | [Estimates] | [Estimates] | |||
(a) Litter parameters | ||||||||
Initial litter size (pup number) | 8.3 ± 0.8 | 6.8 ± 0.5 | 7.3 ± 0.9 | F2,11 = 1.61 | 0.253 | |||
[0] | [-2.0 ± 1.2] | [-0.5 ± 1.2] | ||||||
Final litter size (pup number) | 7.0 ± 0.9 | 9.3 ± 0.6 | 4.5 ± 0.7 | F2,11 = 5.97 | 0.022 | |||
[0] | [1.0 ± 1.1] | [-2.8 ± 1.1] | ||||||
Final Litter mass (g) | Final litter size | 49.9 ± 4.0 | 45.4 ± 4.7 | 59.0 ± 5.3 | F2,11 = 1.35 | 0.313 | ||
P = 0.001 | [0] | [-4.5 ± 5.8] | [9.1 ± 7.2] | |||||
[8.3 ± 1.6] | ||||||||
(b) Adult female parameters | ||||||||
Initial body mass (g) | Initial litter mass | Stage | Individual | 27.4 ± 2.6 | 28.5 ± 2.6 | 31.7 ± 2.6 | F2,8.2 = 4.00 | 0.061 |
26.5 ± 2.6 | 27.7 ± 2.6 | 30.8 ± 2.6 | ||||||
Final body mass (g) | P = 0.040 | P = 0.225 | 27.0 ± 2.5 | 28.1 ± 2.6 | 31.2 ± 2.5 | |||
Mean female body mass (g) | [0.2 ± 0.1] | [3.5 ± 2.8] | [4.1 ± 3.6] | [0] | [1.40 ± 1.8] | [4.9 ± 1.8] | ||
Final oxidative stress (mg H2O2/mL) | Antioxidant capacity | 10.5 ± 0.7 | 12.4 ± 0.7 | 10.0 ± 0.7 | F2,11 = 5.57 | 0,030 | ||
P = 0.002 | [0] | [1.9 ± 0.8] | [-0.8 ± 0.8] | |||||
[0.1 ± 0.1] |