Table 1.
Fixed effect model terms for pollen diet consumption for (A) Nosema bombi exposed and unexposed bees, and (B) within N. bombi exposed bees, those with evidence of infection and those without.
| Modelled responses | Terms | χ2 | df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) N. bombi exposed and unexposed | Body size | 34.17 | 1 | <0.0001 |
| Time period | 28.98 | 1 | <0.0001 | |
| Pathogen exposure | 1.20 | 1 | 0.2732 | |
| Pollen diet | 2.11 | 3 | 0.5502 | |
| Time period x Pathogen exposure | 0.63 | 1 | 0.4284 | |
| Time period x Pollen diet | 2.79 | 3 | 0.4248 | |
| Pathogen exposure x Pollen Diet | 2.48 | 3 | 0.4788 | |
| Time period x Pathogen exposure x Pollen diet | 0.532 | 3 | 0.9119 | |
| (B) Only N. bombi exposed | Body size | 14.17 | 1 | 0.0002 |
| Time period | 18.74 | 1 | <0.0001 | |
| Infection status | 0.34 | 1 | 0.5614 | |
| Pollen diet | 1.05 | 3 | 0.7895 | |
| Time period x Infection status | 0.17 | 1 | 0.6830 | |
| Time period x Pollen diet | 1.67 | 3 | 0.6432 | |
| Infection status x Pollen Diet | 1.43 | 3 | 0.6986 | |
| Time period x Infection Status x Pollen diet | 4.87 | 3 | 0.1816 |
Bolded terms were retained in the final model.