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Table 1 Host responses to parasitic eggs, as assessed using a generalized linear model (GLM) with a binomial distribution and a logit link function

From: Model eggs fail to detect egg recognition in host populations after brood parasitism is relaxed

 

χ

df

P

GLM for egg type

Omnibus test for model fit

34.32

5

< 0.001**

Intercept

1.346

1

0.246

egg type

12.12

1

< 0.001**

egg type × population

7.275

2

0.026*

laying date

0.024

1

0.877

clutch size

1.386

1

0.239

GLM for egg size

Omnibus test for model fit

13.81

6

0.032*

intercept

0.562

1

0.453

egg size

5.689

2

0.058

egg size × population

1.69

2

0.43

laying date

0.028

1

0.867

clutch size

1.23

1

0.267

  1. ψLikelihood ratio or Wald χ2 for Omnibus test or model effects test, respectively. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01