Table 1. Plumage color in island birds is affected by island residency, diet, and geography.
Sex | Variable | Fixed effect | df | F | P |
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Female | Red chromaticity | Land classification | 1 | 57.21 | <0.0001 |
Habitat | 3 | 22.40 | <0.0001 | ||
Diet | 2 | 5.69 | 0.003 | ||
Latitude | 1 | 65.39 | <0.0001 | ||
Geographic region | 6 | 15.54 | <0.0001 | ||
Land x Latitude | 3 | 5.51 | 0.001 | ||
Land x diet | 2 | 10.60 | <0.0001 | ||
Habitat x diet | 6 | 4.55 | <0.0001 | ||
Blue chromaticity | Land classification | 1 | 23.72 | <0.0001 | |
Habitat | 3 | 20.09 | <0.0001 | ||
Diet | 2 | 3.00 | 0.05 | ||
Latitude | 1 | 75.58 | <0.0001 | ||
Geographic region | 6 | 7.31 | <0.0001 | ||
Land x Latitude | 1 | 2.54 | 0.11 | ||
Land x diet | 2 | 17.93 | <0.0001 | ||
Habitat x diet | 6 | 3.72 | <0.0001 | ||
Male | Red chromaticity | Land classification | 1 | 0.05 | 0.82 |
Habitat | 3 | 1.17 | 0.32 | ||
Diet | 2 | 22.46 | <0.0001 | ||
Latitude | 1 | 15.81 | <0.0001 | ||
Geographic region | 6 | 11.28 | <0.0001 | ||
Land x Latitude | 1 | 2.17 | 0.14 | ||
Land x diet | 2 | 25.06 | <0.0001 | ||
Habitat x diet | 6 | 2.61 | 0.02 | ||
Blue chromaticity | Land classification | 1 | 2.21 | 0.14 | |
Habitat | 3 | 1.96 | 0.12 | ||
Diet | 2 | 30.09 | <0.0001 | ||
Latitude | 1 | 14.01 | <0.0001 | ||
Geographic region | 6 | 7.55 | <0.0001 | ||
Land x diet | 2 | 21.13 | <0.0001 | ||
Habitat x diet | 6 | 2.72 | 0.01 |
AIC selected model results demonstrating the effect of each fixed effect and interactions on female and male Passeriformes plumage coloration. Significant results are indicated in bold text.