Table 1.
Effects of maternal and offspring treatments (lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or control) and day during the nestling period on total antibody levels and LPS-specific antibody responses measured in offspring.
| dependent variable | total antibody levels | LPS antibody responses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| source | d.f. | F | p | d.f. | F | p |
| maternal treatment | 1, 28.8 | 1.69 | 0.20 | 1, 28.5 | 0.32 | 0.58 |
| offspring treatment | 1, 86.8 | 0.07 | 0.80 | 1, 103 | 1.36 | 0.25 |
| maternal treatment by offspring treatment | 1, 86.8 | 2.53 | 0.12 | 1, 103 | 1.37 | 0.24 |
| day | 1, 28.4 | 66.32 | <0.0001 | 1, 26.5 | 64.75 | <0.0001 |
| day by maternal treatment | 1, 28.4 | 7.16 | 0.01 | 1, 26.5 | 2.26 | 0.14 |
| day by offspring treatment | 1, 124 | 0.21 | 0.65 | 1, 132 | 0.89 | 0.35 |
| day by maternal treatment by offspring treatment | 1, 124 | 0.19 | 0.66 | 1, 132 | 0.12 | 0.73 |