Factors affecting the levels of protection transferred from mother to offspring following immune challenge

Table 2 Linear mixed-effects model of ratio of antibodies transferred to eggs

Response	Explanatory	df	F	p
Relative	Yolk mass (g)	1	0.46	0.641
	Female mean condition	1	−2.45	0.024
	Female peak Ab	1	0.37	0.705
yolk Ab	Female peak Ab	1	0.37	0.705
	Treatment	1	1.21	0.243
	Time (day)	1	0.197	0.844

Results for a linear mixed effects model on relative transfer of antibodies. Significant fixed effects are in bold.

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