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Table 3 Effects of time and treatment on overall NLFA composition

From: Patterns and dynamics of neutral lipid fatty acids in ants – implications for ecological studies

 

df

pseudoF

p

F. fusca

 Treatment

1

8.87

< 0.001

 Time

7

2.60

0.015

 Treatment x time

7

0.91

0.543

 Residuals

32

  

M. rubra (week 8)

 Treatment

1

2.98

0.089

 Time

7

1.44

0.197

 Treatment x time

7

0.53

0.832

 Residuals

32

  

M. rubra (week 7)

 Treatment

1

4.70

0.025

 Time

6

1.46

0.193

 Treatment x time

6

0.87

0.871

 Residuals

28

  

M. rubra larvae

 Treatment

1

22.46

< 0.001

 Time

7

12.45

< 0.001

 Treatment x time

7

1.76

0.090

 Residuals

23

  
  1. PERMANOVA results for overall composition (%) based on Bray-Curtis Similarities. Significant results (p < 0.05) are in bold