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. 2008 Jul 10;5:10. doi: 10.1186/1742-9994-5-10

Table 2.

Inter-correlations between egg compounds.

Early Late
N Lipid
Protein
Glycogen
Protein
Lipid
Glycogen
Lipid
Protein
Glycogen
Protein
Lipid
Glycogen

Banana 29 *** - 0.69 *** - 0.60 - 0.15 *** - 0.62 - 0.35 *** - 0.47
Lipid 18 *** - 0.82 * - 0.55 -0.01 *** - 0.96 *** - 0.76 * + 0.56
MV 30 *** - 0.60 *** - 0.64 - 0.20 *** - 0.87 * - 0.57 -0.12
Sugar 30 *** - 0.64 ** - 0.56 - 0.23 *** - 0.84 *** - 0.63 + 0.14
Yeast 29 *** - 0.56 - 0.33 *** - 0.53 *** - 0.80 *** - 0.76 + 0.23

Carbohydrates
Protein
Carbohydrates
Lipid
Carbohydrates
Glycogen
Carbohydrates
Protein
Carbohydrates
Lipid
Carbohydrates
Glycogen

Banana 29 + 0.04 - 0.32 + 0.13 + 0.01 * - 0.37 + 0.21
Lipid 18 - 0.35 + 0.27 + 0.04 * - 0.47 + 0.43 + 0.26
MV 30 ** - 0.53 + 0.19 + 0.35 + 0.08 - 0.23 + 0.05
Sugar 30 + 0.21 - 0.35 - 0.18 + 0.31 **- 0.57 - 0.04
Yeast 29 * - 0.45 - 0.04 + 0.12 *** - 0.60 + 0.26 *** + 0.61

Inter-correlations between Bicyclus anynana egg compounds per dry weight in relation to adult feeding treatment and time. Early: Eggs from days 3–4 of adult life; late: eggs from days 16–17. Given are the correlation coefficients. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001.