Table 4 Results of the type III analysis of variance calculated for basal metabolic rate (BMR) in Siberian hamster

1

BMR in 3 months old animals

LME

m_b

189.79 (1, 222)

<0.001

litter order

1.49 (1, 208)

0.224

sex

15.22 (1, 224)

<0.001

m_b×litter order

2.87 (1, 209)

0.091

2

BMR after16 weeksunder SP

LME

m_b

715.89 (1, 412)

< 0.001

litter order

0.10 (1, 191)

0.752

duration of LP acclimation

0.37 (1, 190)

0.542

sex

24.43 (1, 274)

< 0.001

photoperiod

66.74 (1, 591)

< 0.001

molting

9.07 (2, 190)

0.001

duration of LP acclimation × molting

3.31 (2, 189)

0.038

duration of LP acclimation × photoperiod

0.18 (1, 595)

0.673

litter order × molting

4.61 (2, 190)

0.011

litter order × photoperiod

2.92 (1, 590)

0.087

photoperiod × molting

1.38 (2, 594)

0.252

duration of LP acclimation × photoperiod × molting

0.35 (2, 591)

0.707

litter order × photoperiod×molting

5.38 (2, 590)

0.005

3

BMR of late responding individuals

LME

m_b

204.38 (1, 40)

<0.001

litter order

0.02 (1, 99)

0.877

duration of LP acclimation

2.78 (1, 22)

0.109

sex

7.67 (1, 24)

0.011

time of measurement

6.23 (2, 137)

0.002

molting

0.01 (1, 22)

0.940

litter order × time of measurement

3.62 (2, 139)

0.029