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. 2023 Dec 15;18(12):e0294338. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294338

Table 1. Plumage color in island birds is affected by island residency, diet, and geography.

Sex Variable Fixed effect df F P
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.