Table 1. Comparison of color distribution among caterpillars fed willow branches with intact leaves and caterpillars fed birch branches with intact leaves, or crab-apple leaves on birch vs. willow branches.
Treatment | Color Score | G-statistic | P | ||||
A | B | C | D | ||||
Intact leaves | Willow-fed | 152 | 176 | 56 | 20 | 744.64 | <0.001 |
Birch-fed | 0 | 15 | 69 | 364 | |||
Crab-apple leaves | Willow-branches | 44 | 120 | 139 | 124 | 501.7 | <0.001 |
Birch-branches | 0 | 2 | 13 | 420 |
Scoring was based on 1 = green, 2 = green intermediate, 3 = brown intermediate, 4 = dark brown.